AKT	AKT serine/threonine kinase 1
AMI	Acute myocardial infarction
ApoE−/−	Apolipoprotein E double knockout
ARE	Antioxidant response elements
BMI	Body mass index
CAD	Coronary artery disease
CAP1	Adenylyl cyclase-associated protein 1
CaV1.2	L-type Ca2+ channel
CCRL2	C-C chemokine receptor-like 2
cGMP	Cyclic guanosine monophosphate
CMDs	Cardiometabolic diseases
CMKLR1	Chemokine-like receptor 1
COX2	Cyclooxygenase-2
CRP	C-reactive protein
CVDs	Cardiovascular diseases
DCN	Decorin
EAT	Epicardial adipose tissue
ERK	Extracellular signal-regulated kinase
FGF-21	Fibroblast growth factor-21
eNOS	Endothelial nitric oxide synthase
FAS	Factor-associated suicide
GPR1	G protein-coupled receptor 1
GR	Glucocorticoid receptor
HbA1c	Glycated haemoglobin
HDL	High-density lipoprotein
HUVECs	Human umbilical vein endothelial cells
I/R	Ischemia/reperfusion
ICAM-1	Intracellular molecular adhesion 1
IFNγ	Interferon γ
IGF-1R	Insulin growth factor-1 receptor
IL	Interleukin
JAK	Janus kinase
JNK	C-Jun N-terminal kinases
KD	Kawasaki disease
LepR	Leptin receptor
LIF	Leukaemia inhibitory factor
LIFR	Leukaemia inhibitory factor receptor
LPS	Lipopolysaccharide
MAPK	Mitogen-activated protein kinase
MCP-1	Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1
Metrnl	Meteorin-like
MI	Myocardial infarction
MyD88	Myeloid differentiation factor 88
NFAT	Nuclear factor of activated T-cells
NF-κβ	Nuclear factor
NLRP3	NOD-, LRR- and pyrin domain-containing protein 3
NO	Nitric oxide
Nox	Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate oxidase
Nrf2	Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2
NUCB2	Nucleobindin 2
OSM	Oncostatin M
OSMR	Oncostatin M receptor
oxLDL	Oxidised low-density lipoprotein
PBMCs	Peripheral blood mononuclear cells
PECAM	Platelet endothelial cell adhesion molecule
PI3K	Phosphoinositide 3-kinase
PGE2	Prostaglandin E2
PPARδ	Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor δ
PVAT	Perivascular adipose tissue
RARRES2	Retinoic acid receptor responder 2
ROR-1	Tyrosine kinase-like orphan receptor 1
ROS	Reactive oxygen species
RXFP1	Relaxin family peptide receptor 1
SAT	Subcutaneous adipose tissue
STAT	Signal transducer and activator of transcription protein
T2DM	Type 2 diabetes mellitus
TGF-β	Transforming growth factor β
TIG2	Tazarotene-induced gene 2
TLR-4	Toll-like receptor 4
TNFα	Tumour necrosis factor α
TXNIP	Thioredoxin-interacting protein
VAT	Visceral adipose tissue
VCAM-1	Vascular cell molecular adhesion 1
VEGF	Vascular endothelial growth factor
VSMCs	Vascular smooth muscle cells
WAT	White adipose tissue