| AJ | Adherens junctions |
| ADP | Adenosine 5′-diphosphate |
| AMP | Adenosine 5′-monophosphate |
| ATP | Adenosine 5′-triphosphate |
| cAMP | 3′, 5′-cyclic adenosine monophosphate |
| DAMP | Danger-associated molecular pattern |
| DPCPX | 8-Cyclopentyl-1,3-dipropylxanthine |
| ER | Endoplasmic reticulum |
| ERK | Extracellular signal-regulated kinase |
| GPCR | G protein-coupled receptor |
| H/R | Hypoxia-reoxygenation |
| HUVEC | Human umbilical vein endothelial cells |
| I/R | Ischaemia reperfusion |
| LPS | Lipopolysaccharide |
| MAPK | Mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| MEK | MAPK/ERK kinase 1 |
| MLCK | Myosin light-chain kinase |
| MLCP | Myosin light-chain phosphatase |
| MMP9 | matrix metallopeptidase 9 |
| MYPT1 | Myosin phosphatase targeting subunit 1 |
| NECA | 5′-N-Ethylcarboxamidoadenosine |
| PKC | Protein kinase C |
| ROCK | Rho-associated kinase |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| UDP | Uridine diphosphate |
| UTP | Uridine triphosphate |
| XAC | Xanthine amine congener |
| VE | Vascular endothelium |
| vWF | von Willebrand Factor |
| ZO-1 | Zonula occludens-1 |