Ag-II	Angiotensin II
bFGF	Basic fibroblast growth factor
Cdk	Cyclin-dependent kinase
CTGF	Connective tissue growth factor
CVD	Cardiovascular disease
CyPA	Cyclophilin A
ECM	Extracellular matrix
EC-SOD	Extracellular superoxide dismutase
FGF	Fibroblast growth factor
GKLF	Gut-enriched Kruppel-like factor
H2O2	Hydrogen peroxide
HAT	Acetyltransferase
HDAC	Histone deacetylase
HO•	Hydroxyl radical
IGF-I	Insulin-like growth factor-I
LIMK	LIM kinase
MEF2B	Myocyte enhancer factor 2B
MCP-1	Monocyte chemokine protein 1
MMP	Matrix metalloproteinases
NAC	N-acetylcysteine
NO	Nitric oxide
NOX	NADPH Oxidase
O2−	Superoxide anion
PAK1	Rac-effector p21-activated protein kinase
PDGF	Platelet-derived growth factor
PDK-1	Phosphoinositide-dependent kinase-1
PTDC	Pyrrolidinedithiocarbamate
TGF-β	Transforming growth factor
ROS	Reactive oxygen species
SM	Smooth muscle
SOD	Superoxide dismutase
SRF	Serum response factor
SSHL1	Slingshot1L
TAA	Thoracic aortic aneurysm
TET2	Ten-eleven translocation-2
VEGF	Vascular epidermal growth factor
VSMCs	Vascular smooth muscle cells