AC	Adenylate cyclase
ADP	Adenosine triphosphate
ADPβS	Adenosine-5′-0-(2-thiodiphosphate)
AKAP2	PKA anchoring protein 2
Akt	Serine/threonine protein kinase
ALI	acute lung injury
ApoE	Apolipoprotein A
ARDS	Acute respiratory distress syndrome
ATPγS	Adenosine 5′-(3-thiotriphosphate)
AT1R	Angiotensin II type I receptor
CAM	Cell adhesion molecule
CaMKII	Calmodulin kinase
cAMP	Cyclic adenosine monophosphate
CD39/ENTPDase	Ectonucleoside triphosphate diphosphohydrolase
CVDs	Cardiovascular diseases
Cx 37, 40	Connexin 37, 40
DAMP	damage-associated molecular pattern
EC	Endothelial cells
ECM	Extracellular Matrix
ED	Endothelial dysfunction
EDH	Endothelium-dependent hyperpolarization
eNOS	Endothelial nitric oxide synthase
EPAC	Exchange Protein Activated by cAMP
ERK1/2	Extracellular signal regulated kinases 1/2
E-selectin	CD62 antigen-like family member E
GEF	Guanine nucleotide exchange factor
GPCR	G-protein coupled receptor
GPR120	G-protein coupled receptor 120
Gs, Gs	G protein subtypes
ICAM-1	Intercellular Adhesion Molecule 1
IGF-I	Insulin-like growth factor 1
IL-1, -6	Interleukin-1, -6
JNK	c-Jun N-terminal kinase
KCa3.1	The calcium-activated potassium channel KCa3.1
KLF	The Krüppel-like family of transcription factors
LDL	Low-density lipoproteins
LMVEC	Lung microvascular endothelial cells
LPS	Lipopolysaccharide
MeSADP	2-(Methylthio)adenosine 5’-diphosphate
MeSATP	2-(Methylthio)adenosine 5′-triphosphate
MLC	Myosin light chains
MLCP	MLC phosphatase
MMPs	Matrix metallopeptidases
mTOR	The mammalian target of rapamycin
β-NAD	β-Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide
NFkB	nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells
NO	Nitric oxide
NOX2	NADPH oxidase catalytic component
PAF	Platelet-activating factor
PB	Barometric pressure
PIEZO	Mechanically activated cation channels
PGI2	Prostacyclin
PKA	Protein kinase A
PKC	Protein kinase C
PKG	Protein kinase G
PLC	Phospholipase C
PLY	Pneumolysin
PI3K	Phosphatidyl inositol 3 kinase
PAH	Pulmonary arterial hypertension
p38 MAPK	p38 Mitogen-activated protein kinases
Rac 1	A small GTPase protein
Rap 1	A small GTPases protein
ROS	Reactive oxygen species
ROCK	Rho protein kinase
TER	Transendothelial electrical resistance
Tiam 1	T-Lymphoma invasion and metastasis-inducing protein 1
TNFαR	Tumor necrosis factor alpha receptor
TXA2	Thromboxane A2
TLR	Toll-like receptor
TRPV4	Transient receptor potential cation channel subfamily V member 4
T1D, T2D	Type 1,2 diabetes
UTP	Uridine triphosphate
Vav	Guanine nucleotide exchange factor
VCAM-1	Vascular cell adhesion protein 1
VEGFR2	Vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-2
VSMC	Vascular smooth muscle cell
VVEC	Vasa vasorum endothelial cells