AKT	Protein kinase B
BCL-2	B-cell lymphoma 2
CCL	Chemokine (C-C motif) ligand
CXCL	Chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand
EPC	Endothelial progenitor cell
Eph	Erythropoietin-producing human hepatocellular receptor
Ephrin	Eph family receptor interacting protein
ERK1	MAPK3
ERK2	MAPK1
FAK	Focal adhesion kinase
GPCR	G protein-coupled receptor
GPI	Glycosylphosphatidylinositol
HAEC	Human aortic endothelial cell
HCAEC	Human coronary artery endothelial cell
HDMEC	Human dermal microvascular endothelial cell
HLMVEC	Human lung microvascular endothelial cell
HUVEC	Human umbilical vein endothelial cell
ICAM-1	Intercellular adhesion molecule 1
IL-1β	Interleukin 1 beta
MAPK	Mitogen activated protein kinase
miRNA	microRNA
mTORC1	Mammalian target of rapamycin complex 1
NFAT	Nuclear factor of activated T-cells
NO	Nitric oxide
NOS3	Nitric oxide synthase 3
PAR-1	Protease-activated receptor 1
PDZ	PSD-95/Dlg/ZO-1
PI3K	Phosphoinositide 3-kinase
RET	Rearranged during transfection
RTK	Receptor tyrosine kinase
SAM	Sterile alpha motif
SH2	Src Homology 2
SFK	Src family kinase
STAT3	Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3
TNF-α	Tumor necrosis factor alpha
TrkB	Tropomyosin receptor kinase B
VCAM-1	Vascular cell adhesion protein 1
VE-cadherin	Vascular endothelial cadherin
VEGF	Vascular endothelial growth factor
VEGFR	VEGF receptor
ZO-1	Zonula occludens 1