AA	Arachidonic acid
ACE	Angiotensin-converting enzyme
ADP	Adenosine diphosphate
AGEs	Advanced glycation end products
Akt	Protein kinase B
AMI	Acute myocardial infarction
aPTT	Activated partial thromboplastin time
apoAI	Apoplipoprotein A-I
APS	Antiphospholipid syndrome
ASA	Acetylsalicylic acid
ASO	Antisense oligonucleotides
AT	Antithrombin
ATP	Adenosine triphosphate
cAMP	Cyclic adenosine monophosphate
CAT	Catalase
CCL	Chemokine (C-C motif) ligand
CD	Cluster of differentiation
CDT	Catheter-directed thrombolysis
CEP	Centrosome-associated protein
CHCL1	Chemokine induces the infiltration of neutrophils
CLEC	C-type lectin-like receptor
COX	Cyclooxygenase
CT	Computed tomography
CX3CL1	Fractalkine
CX3CR1	CX3C chemokine receptor 1
CXCL	Chemokine CXC ligand-1
CYP	Cytochrome P450
CypA	Cyclophilin A
DNA	Deoxyribonucleic acid
DVT	Deep vein thrombosis
eATP	Extracellular ATP
ECE	Endothelin converting enzyme
ECs	Endothelial cells
ED	Endothelial dysfunction
EDCF	Endothelium-derived contracting factor
EDGF	Endothelium-derived growth factor
EDHF	Endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factor
EGF	Epidermal growth factor
EMP	Microparticles of endothelial cells
EMT	Epithelial-mesenchymal transition
eNOS	Endothelial nitric oxide synthase
ERK	Extracellular signal-regulated kinase
ETC	Electron transport chain
FGF	Fibroblast growth factor
GP	Glycoprotein
GSK	Glycogen synthase kinase
H2O	Water
H2O2	Hydrogen peroxide
Hb	Haemoglobin
HClO	Hypochlorous acid
HIF	Hypoxia inducible factor
HNE	4-hydroxy-2-nonenal
HO•	Hydroxyl radical
HO2•	Hydroperoxyl radical
Hp	Haptoglobin
HRE	Hormone response element
HsCRP	High-sensitivity C-reactive protein
5HT2A	Serotonin receptor 2A
HUVEC	Human umbilical vein endothelial cells
Hx	Hemopexin
IAV	Influenza A virus
ICAM	Intercellular adhesion molecule
iCypA	Extracellular cyclophilin A
IDUs	Intravenous drug users
IFN	Interferon
IGF	Insulin-like growth factor
IL	Interleukin
iNOS	Induced nitric oxide synthase
INR	International normalized ratio
IVC	Inferior vena cava
IκBα	Inhibitor of kappa B
JAK-2	Janus kinase 2
JNK	C-Jun N-terminal kinase
LMWH	Low molecular weight heparin
LOX	Lipoxygenase
LPS	Lipopolysaccharide
MAPK	Mitogen-activated protein kinases
MCP	Monocyte chemoattractant protein
metHb	Methaemoglobin
MHC	Major histocompatibility complex
MIDAS	Metal ion-dependent adhesion site
MIP-2	Macrophage inflammatory protein 2
MKP-1	Mitogen-activated protein kinases phosphatase 1
MMP	Matrix metalloproteinase
MPO	Myeloperoxidase
MPV	Mean platelets volume
mPTP	Mitochondrial permeability transition pore
MRI	Magnetic resonance imaging
NAD+	Nicotinamide-adenine dinucleotide phosphate (oxidised form)
NADPH	Nicotinamide-adenine dinucleotide phosphate (reduced form)
NAPc2	Nematode anticoagulant protein c2
NETs	Neutrophil extracellular traps
NF-κB	Nuclear factor kappa B
NLRP3	Inflammasome is component of the innate immune system
NMMHC IIA	Non-muscle myosin heavy chain IIa
NO•	Nitric oxide
NOX	NADPH oxidase
Nrf2	Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2
NSCLC	Non-small-cell lung carcinoma
O2	Oxygen
1O2	Singlet oxygen
O2•−	Superoxide anion radical
ONOO−	Peroxynitrite
ox-L	Oxidised lipids
ox-P	Oxidised proteins
oxyHb	Oxyhaemoglobin
PAF	Platelet activating factor
PAI-I	Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1
PAR	Protease-activated receptor
PAT	Percutaneous aspiration thrombectomy
PCDT	Catheter-directed pharmacomechanical thrombolysis
PCI	Percutaneous coronary intervention
PD-L1	Programmed death-ligand 1
PDE3	Phosphodiesterase type 3
PDGF	Platelet-derived growth factor
PDI	Protein disulfide-isomerase
PE	Pulmonary embolism
PF	Platelet factor
PGE	Prostaglandin E
PGG	Prostaglandin G
PGH	Prostaglandin H
PGI	Prostacycline
PI3Kβ	Phosphatidylinositol 3 kinase β
PKA	Protein kinase A
PKC	Protein kinase C
PLa	Activated platelets
PLA	Phospholipase A
PLC	Phospholipase C
PLCγ2	Phospholipase Cγ2
PMN	Polymorphonuclear leukocyte
PMQ	Pentamethyl quercetin
PNS	Saponins Panax notoginseng
PPAR-γ	Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ
PSGL-1	P-selectin glycoprotein ligand-1
PT	Prothrombin time
PTS	Polygala fallax Hesml root saponin extract
RBCs	Red blood cells
RNA	Ribonucleic acid
ROS	Reactive oxygen species
SBSI	Simultaneous decrease in prostacyclin synthase
SLO	Streptolysin O
SLS	Streptolysin S
SOD	Superoxide dismutase
STAT3	Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3
STEC	Shigatoxigenic Escherichia coli
TF	Tissue factor
TGF-β	Transforming growth factor beta
TLR	Toll-like receptor
TNF-α	Tumour necrosis factor alfa
t-PA	Tissue plasminogen activator
TRAP	Thrombin receptor activator peptide
TTP	Thrombocytopenic purpura
TXA2	Tromboxan A2
UFH	Unfractionated heparin
UV	Ultraviolet
VCAM	Vascular cell adhesion molecule
VEGF	Vascular endothelial growth factor
VKORC1	Vitamin K epoxide reductase complex
VSMCs	Vascular smooth muscle cells
VTE	Venous thromboembolism
vWF	Von Willebrand factor