AHR	Aryl hydrocarbon receptor
ANGPT	Angiopoietin
ARE	antioxidant response element
ARNT	AHR nuclear translocator
BMM	Bone marrow-derived macrophages
C/EBPβ	CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein beta
CCL	C-C motif chemokine ligand
CXCL	C-X-C motif chemokine ligand
Chol	Cholesterol
COX-2	Cyclooxygenase
CRP	C-reactive protein
CVD	Cardiovascular disease
CXCR	CXC-motive chemokine receptor
CYP DMSO DRE	Cytochrome P450 Dimethylsulfoxide Dioxin responsive element
Fruc	Fructose
Gluc	Glucose
GMSA	gel-mobility shift assay
HAEC	Human aortic endothelia cells
HFD	High-fat diet
IL	Interleukin
MNF	3-methoxy-4-nitroflavone
NF-kB	Nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B-cells
NLRP3	NLR family pyrin domain containing 3
PAHs	Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
PAI-2	Plasminogen activator inhibitor 2
Palm	Palmitic acid
PKA	Protein kinase A
PM	Particulate matter
qPCR	Quantitative Real-Time RT-PCR
S100A9	Damage-associated molecular pattern molecule
siRNA	small interfering RNA
TCDD	2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin
TGL	Triglyceride
TPA	phorbol-12-myristate-13-acetate
TRAP	Traffic related air pollution
TSP-1	Thrombospondin-1
Umac	U937 derived macrophages (human)
VEGF	Vascular endothelia growth factor