α-SMA	Alpha smooth muscle actin
AC	Adenylate cyclase
AngII	Angiotensin II
CAD	Coronary artery disease
CaMKII	Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II
cAMP	Cyclic adenosine monophosphate
CaSR	Calcium sensing receptor
CRD	Cysteine rich domain
CVD	Cardiovascular disease
DAG	Diacylglycerol
EC	Endothelial cell
ECD	Extracellular domain
ER	Endoplasmic reticulum
FHH	Familial hypocalciuric hypercalcemia
HUVEC	Human umbilical vein endothelial cell
IL-1R	Interleukin-1 receptor
IP3	Inositol triphosphate
JNK	C-Jun n-terminal kinases
LDL	Low-density lipoproteins
LPS	Lipopolysaccharide
LTCC	L type Ca2+ channel
MAPK	Mitogen-activated protein kinase
MMP2	Matrix metalloproteinase-2
MI	Myocardial infarction
NF-κB	Nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells
NLRP3	NLR family pyrin domain containing 3
●NO	Nitric oxide
NOD2	Nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain-containing protein 2
PKA	Protein kinase A
PKC	Protein kinase C
PLC	Phospholipase C
PTH	Parathyroid hormone
RAAS	Renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system
RAS	Rat sarcoma
ROC	Receptor-operated channels
TLR	Toll-like receptor
VFT	Venus fly trap
vSMC	Vascular smooth muscle cell