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. 2020 Sep 9;21(18):6579. doi: 10.3390/ijms21186579
AAA Abdominal aortic aneurysm
ACE Angiotensin converting enzyme
AngII Angiotensin II
ApoE Apolipoprotein E
ARDS Acute respiratory distress syndrome
AT1R Angiotensin II type 1 receptor
AT2R Angiotensin II type 2 receptor
ATG5 Autophagy related 5
BRD4 Bromodomain-containing protein 4
CAR T cells T cells expressing a chimeric antigen receptor
C/EBP-β CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein
cGAS cGMP-AMP synthase
COVID-19 Coronavirus disease 2019
CVD Cardiovascular disease
DDR DNA damage response
Drp1 Dynamin-related protein 1
EGFR Epidermal growth factor receptor
eNOS Endothelial nitric oxide synthase
ER Endoplasmic reticulum
ERK Extracellular signal-regulated kinase
HMGB High mobility group box
IL-1α Interleukin-1α
Ldlr Low density lipoprotein receptor
Line1 Long interspersed nuclear element 1
MAPK Mitogen-activated protein kinase
Mdm2 Mouse double minute 2 homolog
MEK Mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase
MiDAS Mitochondrial dysfunction-associated senescence
mTOR Mammalian target of rapamycin
mTORC1 mTOR complex 1
NADPH Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate
Nampt Nicotinamide phosphoribosyl transferase
NF-κB Nuclear factor-κB
Nrf2 Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2
NRTI Nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor
Nox Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH) oxidase
PGC1-α Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator (PGC)-1α
PI3K Phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase
PKA Protein kinase A
RAS Renin angiotensin system
Rb Retinoblastoma protein
ROS Reactive oxygen species
SA-βgal Senescence-associated β-galactosidase
SAHF Senescence-associated heterochromatin foci
SARS-CoV Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus
SASP Senescence associated secretory phenotype
SIPS Stress-induced premature senescence
Sirt1 Silence information regulator 2-like 1
SM22α Smooth muscle 22α
SOD2 Mitochondrial superoxide dismutase
STING Stimulator of interferon genes
uPAR Urokinase-type plasminogen activator receptor
UPR Unfolded protein response
VSMCs Vascular smooth muscle cells