| AAA | abdominal aortic aneurysm |
| ABTS | 2,2′-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid |
| Ag | antigen |
| AKT | serine/threonine kinase |
| Bax | Bcl-2 associated X protein |
| Bcl-2 | B-cell lymphoma-2 |
| Bcl-3 | B-cell lymphoma-3 |
| BMMCs | bone marrow derived mast cells |
| caspase-3 | cysteine aspartate specific protease-3 |
| CCL2 | chemokine ligand 2 |
| CLP | cecal ligation and puncture |
| CRP | C-reactive protein |
| CXC | α-chemokines |
| CYP450 | Cytochrome P450 |
| DPPH● | 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl radical |
| DSS | dextran sulfate sodium |
| E-selection | endothelial cells |
| ERK | extracellular signal-regulated protein kinase |
| G. | Genista |
| GalN | D-galactosamine |
| GM-CSF | granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor |
| GPx | glutathione peroxidase |
| HMEC-1 | human dermal microvascular endothelial cell-1 |
| HMGB1 | high mobility group box 1 |
| HO-1 | heme oxygenase-1 |
| HUVEC | human umbilical vein endothelial |
| ICAM-1 | intercellular adhesion molecule-1 |
| IFNγ | interferon gamma |
| IgE | immunoglobulin E |
| IKK | IκB kinase |
| IL-10 | interleukin-10 |
| IL-12 | interleukin-12 |
| IL-18 | interleukin-18 |
| IL-1α | interleukin-1α |
| IL-1β | interleukin-1β |
| IL-2 | interleukin-2 |
| IL-6 | interleukin-6 |
| IL-8 | interleukin-8 |
| iNOS | inducible nitric oxide synthase |
| JNK | c-jun N-terminal kinase |
| LIX | lipopolysaccharide-induced CXC chemokine |
| LPS | lipopolysaccharides |
| LTC4 | cysteinyl leukotriene 4 |
| MAPK | mitogen-activated protein kinases |
| MCP-1 | monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 |
| MDA | malondialdehyde |
| MIP-3α | macrophage inflammatory protein 3 α |
| MMP | matrix metalloproteinases |
| MPO | myeloperoxidase |
| MTT | 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide |
| MUC5AC | mucin 5AC glycoprotein |
| MyD88 | myeloid differentiation primary response 88 |
| NASH | nonalcoholic steatohepatitis |
| NF-κB | nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells |
| NFATc1 | nuclear factor-activated T cells c1 |
| NLRP3 | NRL pyrin domain containing 3 |
| Nos2 | nitric oxide synthase 2 |
| Nrf2 | nuclear factor erythroid 2 |
| NRL | nucleotide-binding, leucine-rich repeat containing proteins |
| PGE2 | prostaglandin E2 |
| PMA | phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate |
| PPAR-γ | peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma |
| Ptgs2 | prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthase 2 |
| RAGE | receptor for advanced glycation end-products |
| RANKL | receptor activator of nuclear factor-κB ligand |
| SIRT1 | sirtuin 1 |
| SOD | superoxide dismutase |
| sTNFR1 | soluble tumor necrosis factor receptor-1 |
| TBARS | thiobarbituric acid reactive substances |
| TEER | transepithelial electrical resistance |
| TGF-β1 | transforming growth factor β1 |
| TLR 4 | toll-like receptors 4 |
| TNF-α | tumor necrosis factor alpha |
| TRAP | tartrate-resistant acid phospha- tase |
| TXNIP | thioredoxin-interacting protein |
| VCAM-1 | vascular cytoadhesion molecule-1 |
| VEGF | vascular endothelial growth factor |
| VEGFA | vascular endothelial growth factor A |
| VSMC | vascular smooth muscle cells |