| 5-HT | 5-Hydroxytriptamine |
| 5-HT2 | 5-HT receptor |
| 8-isoPGF2α | 8-iso-prostaglandin F2α |
| OHdG | 8-hydroxy-2′-deoxyguanosine |
| ACS | Acute Coronary Syndrome |
| ADAM | A Disintegrin and Metalloproteases |
| ADP | Adenosine Diphosphate |
| AR | Adrenergic Receptor |
| BD | Bipolar Depression |
| BDNF | Brain-derived Neurotrophic Factor |
| BMI | Body Mass Index |
| BTG | β-thromboglobulin |
| CAD | Coronary Artery Disease |
| cAMP | 3’-5’-Cyclic Adenosine Monophosphate |
| CAT | Catalase |
| CD40L | CD40 Ligand |
| CES-D | Centre Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale |
| CHD | Coronary Heart Disease |
| CRP | C-Reactive Protein |
| CVD | Cardiovascular Disease |
| CXC3L1 | Fractalkine |
| CXC3R1 | Fractalkine Receptor |
| DA | Dopamine |
| eNOS | Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase |
| EPI | Epinephrine |
| Eotaxin | Eosinophil Chemotactic Protein |
| G protein | Guanine nucleotide-binding proteins |
| GP | Glycoprotein |
| HAM-D | Hamilton Depression Rating Scale |
| HDL | High-Density Lipoprotein |
| HF | Heart Failure |
| HPA | Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal |
| IFN-γ | Interferon-γ |
| IL | Interleukin |
| IP-10 | γ-Interferon-inducible Protein-10 |
| IRS-1 | Insulin Receptor Substrate-1 |
| JAK2 | Janus Kinase 2 |
| LepRb | Leptin Receptor |
| LEPRL | Long form of Leptin Receptor |
| LDL | Low-Density Lipoprotein |
| MCP-1 | Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein-1 |
| MDA | Malondialdheyde |
| MDD | Major Depressive Disorders |
| MI | Myocardial Infarction |
| MIP-1α/β | Macrophage Inflammatory Protein-1α/β |
| NE | Norepinephrine |
| NGF | Nerve Growth Factor |
| NOX | NADPH oxidase |
| NT | Neurotrophin |
| OCS | Open Canalicular System |
| oxLDL | Oxidized LDL |
| PAR-1 | Protease-Activated Receptor-1 |
| PDE3A | Phosphodiesterase 3A |
| PF4 | Platelet Factor 4 |
| PGE-1 | Prostagladin E-1 |
| PLA/C | Phospholipase A/C |
| PI3K | Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase |
| PK | Protein Kinase |
| PMN | Polymorphonuclear |
| RANTES | Regulated on Activation of Normal T cell-expressed and secreted |
| RBC | Red Blood Cells |
| ROS | Reactive Oxygen Species |
| SDF-1 | Stromal Cell-derived Factor-1 |
| SOD | Superoxide dismutase |
| TC | Total Cholesterol |
| TF | Tissue Factor |
| TG | Triglycerides |
| TNF-α | Tumor Necrosis Factor-α |
| TrkB | Tropomyosin receptor kinase B |
| TX | Thromboxane |
| vWF | Von Willebrand Factor |
| XO | Xantine oxidase |