AD	aortic dissection
AngII	angiotensin II
BAPN	β-aminopropionitrile
DAPI	4’,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole
DMSO	dimethylsulfoxide
EGFR	epidermal growth factor receptor
GAPDH	glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase
IGF-1	insulin-like growth factor-1
mTOR	mechanistic target of rapamycin
PI3-K	phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase
S6K	p70 S6 kinase
Smad	Sma- and Mad-related protein
SMC	smooth muscle cell
Stat	signal transducer and activator of transcription
Tgfbr	transforming growth factor β receptor
Tnc	tenascin C