| AngII | angiotensin II |
| α-SMA | alpha-smooth muscle actin |
| AT1 | angiotensin II type 1 receptor |
| ATP | adenosine triphosphate |
| CTL | control |
| eATP | extracellular adenosine triphosphate |
| EC | endothelial cell |
| eNOS | endothelial nitric oxyde synthase |
| Et-1 | endotheline-1 |
| H/R | hypoxia/reoxygenation |
| HCASMC | human coronary artery smooth muscle cells |
| HSC70 | heat shock cognate 70 protein |
| HUVEC | human umbilical vein endothelial cells |
| I/R | ischemia/reperfusion |
| L-NAME | N(ω)-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester |
| LPS | lipopolysaccharide |
| MMP-2 | matrix metalloProteinase 2 |
| NO | nitric oxide |
| P2Y11R | P2Y11 receptor |
| TIMP-1 | tissue inhibitor of matrix metalloproteinases 1 |