ABCA1	adenosine triphosphate-binding cassette transporter A1
ABCB11	adenosine triphosphate-binding cassette subfamily B member 11
ABCG1	adenosine triphosphate-binding cassette transporter G1
ABCG8	adenosine triphosphate-binding cassette transporter G8
ABCG5	adenosine triphosphate-binding cassette transporter G5
Acetyl-CoA	acetyl coenzyme A
ACAT	acetyl-CoA acetyltransferase
ApoE	apolipoprotein E
BM	bone marrow
CETP	cholesteryl ester transfer protein
CRP	c-reactive protein
CV	cardiovascular
CVD	cardiovascular disease
CYP7A1	cytochrome P450 family 7 subfamily A member 1
FXR	farnesoid X receptor
G-CSF	granulocyte-colony stimulating factor
GM-CSF	granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor
HDL	high-density lipoprotein
HFD	high-fat diet
HL	hepatic lipase
HMG-CoAR	3-hydroxy-3-methyl-glutaryl coenzyme A reductase
HNF	hepatocyte nuclear factor
HSPC	hematopoietic stem and progenitor cell
IDL	intermediate-density lipoprotein
INSIG1	insulin-induced gene 1
LDL	low-density lipoprotein
LDL-C	low-density lipoprotein cholesterol
LDLr	low-density lipoprotein receptor
LPL	lipoprotein lipase
LPS	lipopolysaccharide
LSK+	Lin-Sca+cKit+
LXR	liver X receptor
MPO	myeloperoxidase
NCP1L1	Niemann–Pick C1-Like 1
NE	neutrophil elastase
NETs	neutrophil extracellular traps
NF-κb	nuclear factor kappa B
NF-Y	nuclear transcription factor Y subunit alpha
PCSK9	proprotein convertase subtilisin kexin 9
PPAR	peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor
PXR	pregnane X receptor
ROS	reactive oxidant species
RXR	retinoid X receptor
SCAP	SREBP cleavage activating protein
SP1	site 1 protease
SQLE	squalene monooxygenase
SRA	scavenger receptor type A
SRBI	scavenger receptor class B type 1
SRE	sterol regulatory element
SREBP2	sterol regulatory element-binding protein 2
SSD	sterol-sensing domains
TCR	T cell receptor
TET1	ten-eleven translocation-1
Th	T helper
TLR	toll-like receptor
Treg	regulatory T cells
VLDL	very low density lipoprotein
VSMCs	vascular smooth muscle cells