| 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 |