| ACC | Acetyl-CoA carboxylase |
| AICAr | 5-Aminoimidazole-4-carboxamide ribonucleotide |
| AJs | Adherens junctions |
| AMPK | AMP-activated protein kinase |
| Cx43 | Connexin 43 |
| eEF2 | Eukaryotic elongation factor 2 |
| GIV | G-alpha interacting vesicle associated protein |
| HMEC | Human dermal microvascular endothelial cell |
| HSP27 | Heat shock protein 27 |
| IEJs | Inter-endothelial junctions |
| LPS | Lipopolysaccharide |
| p38 MAPK | p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| MAPKAPK | Mitogen-activated protein kinase -activated protein kinase |
| N-Cad | N-cadherin |
| siRNA | Small interfering RNA |
| TAB | Transforming growth factor a-activated kinase 1 binding proteins |
| TJs | Tight junctions |
| VE-Cad | VE-cadherin |
| ZO-1 | Zonula occludens-1 |