2D	two-dimensional
3D	three-dimensional
Ac-LDL	acetylated low-density lipoprotein
ACE	angiotensin converting enzyme
ALK1	activin receptor-like kinase 1
Ang	angiopoetin
BBB	blood-brain barrier
bFGF	basic fibroblast growth factor
BMP	bone morphogenetic protein
cAMP	cyclic adenosine monophosphate
CCL21	chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 21
CX3CL1	fractalkine; chemokine (C-X3-C motif) ligand 1
CXCR4	chemokine receptor type 4
EB	embryoid body
EC	endothelial cell
EndoMT	Endothelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition
eNOS	endothelial nitric oxide synthase
EP	ethyl pyruvate
EPC	endothelial progenitor cell
EphB4	ephrin type-B receptor 4 gene
ET-1	endothelin 1
GSPE	grape seed proanthocyanidin extract
HIF1	hypoxia-inducible factor 1
HUCB	human umbilical cord blood
ICAM-1	intercellular adhesion molecule-1
ILs	interleukins
iPSC	induced pluripotent stem cell
ITPP	myo-inositol trispyrophosphate
LFA-3	lymphocyte function-associated antigen 3
LLC	Lewis Lung Carcinoma
LYVE-1	lymphatic vessel endothelial hyaluronan receptor-1
MCAM	melanoma cell adhesion molecule
MHC	major histocompatibility complex
miRNAs	microRNAs
MMP-9	matrix metallopeptidase 9
MNC	peripheral blood mononuclear cell
NCAM	neural cell adhesion molecule
NSCLC	non-small cells lung carcinoma
PECAM -1	platelet endothelial cell adhesion molecule
PGE2	prostaglandin E2
PI3K	phosphoinositide 3-kinases
PODXL	podocalyxin-like protein 1
PTEN	phosphatase and tensin homolog deleted on chromosome ten
RO	4-(3-Butoxy-4-methoxybenzyl) imidazolidin-2-one)
RTKIs	receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors
Sca-1	stem cells antigen-1
TEER	transepithelial/transendothelial electrical resistance
TNF	tumor necrosis factor
UEA	ulex europaeus agglutining
VCAM-1	vascular cell adhesion molecule-1
VE-Cadherin	vascular endothelial cadherin
VEGF	vascular endothelial growth factor
VWF	von Willebrand factor
WPB	weibel–Palade bodies
ZO-1	zonula occludens-1