| AMP | adenosine monophosphate |
| ANOVA | analysis of variance |
| DMEM | Dulbecco’s modified Eagle’s medium |
| D-PBS | Dulbecco’s phosphate-buffered saline |
| FBS | fetal bovine serum |
| GAPDH | glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase |
| H2DCFDA | 2′,7′-dichlorodihydrofluorescein diacetate |
| HEPES | 4-(2-hydroxyethyl)-1-piperazineethanesulfonic acid |
| HMECs | human microvascular endothelial cells |
| HRP | horseradish peroxidase |
| HUVECs | human umbilical vein endothelial cells |
| MTT | 3-(4,5-dimethyl-2-thiazolyl)-2,5-diphenyl-2H-tetrazolium bromide |
| Nox | NADPH oxidase |
| NQO1 | NAD(P)H quinone dehydrogenase 1 |
| NRF2 | nuclear factor E2 related factor 2 |
| P38 MAPK | p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| PAI-1 | plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 |
| PGI2 | prostacyclin |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| RT | reverse transcription |
| S.D. | standard deviation |
| SDS | sodium dodecyl sulfate |
| siRNA | small interfering RNA |
| t-PA | tissue-type plasminogen activator |
| u-PA | urokinase-type plasminogen activator |