| ADP | Adenosine diphosphate |
| AMP | Adenosine monophosphate |
| AMPK | 5′ Adenosine-monophosphate-activated protein kinase |
| ApoE | Apolipoprotein E |
| ASC | Apoptosis-associated speck-like protein containing a caspase recruitment domain |
| ATP | Adenosine triphosphate |
| BRCA | Breast cancer 1 |
| BRCC3 | BRCA1/BRCA2-containing complex subunit 3 |
| CD | Cluster of differentiation |
| cGAS | Cyclic GMP-AMP synthase |
| CoQ | Coenzyme Q10 |
| CpG | Cytosine-guanine sequences |
| CVD | Cardiovascular disease |
| DAG | Diacylglycerol |
| DAMP | Damage-associated molecular pattern |
| DMM | Dimethyl malonate |
| eNOS | Endothelial nitric oxide synthase |
| ECM | Extracellular matrix |
| ECSIT | Evolutionarily conserved signaling intermediate in Toll pathway |
| ER | Endoplasmic reticulum |
| GMP | Guanosine monophosphate |
| GPX | Glutathione peroxidase |
| HDL | High-density lipoprotein |
| HMG-CoA | 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A |
| ICE | IL converting enzyme |
| IL | Interleukin |
| IRF | Interferon-regulatory factor |
| LC3 | Microtubule-associated protein 1A/1B-light chain 3 |
| LDL-C | Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol |
| LDL-R | Low-density lipoprotein receptor |
| LOX | Lectin-type oxidized LDL receptor |
| LPS | Lipopolysaccharides |
| MAM | Mitochondria-associated ER membrane |
| MAVS | Mitochondrial antiviral signaling protein |
| MCP | Monocyte chemoattractant protein |
| Mfn | Mitofusin |
| MPT | Mitochondrial permeability transition pore |
| MRC | Mitochondrial respiratory chain |
| mtDNA | Mitochondrial deoxyribonucleic acid |
| NAC | N-acetyl-lysine |
| NAD | Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide |
| NF-κβ | Nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells |
| NLR | Nod-like receptor |
| NLRP3 | NLR family pyrin domain containing 3 |
| NO | Nitric oxide |
| oxLDL | Oxidized low-density lipoprotein |
| OXPHOS | Oxidative phosphorylation |
| PAMP | Pathogen-associated molecule pattern |
| PARP | Poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase |
| PGC | PPAR helper activator |
| PKD | Protein kinase D |
| PPAR | Peroxisome-proliferator-activated receptor |
| PRR | Pattern recognition receptor |
| PCSK9 | Proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 |
| PTEN | Phosphatase tensin homologue |
| RIG-I | Retinoic acid-inducible gene I |
| RLR | RIG-like receptor |
| RNS | Reactive nitrogen species |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| SAMS | Statin-associated muscle symptoms |
| SIRT | Sirtuin |
| SOD | Superoxide dismutase |
| STING | Stimulator of interferon genes |
| TDZ | Thiazolidinedione |
| TLR | Toll-like receptor |
| TRAF6 | TNF-receptor-associated factor 6 |
| VEC | Vascular endothelial cell |
| VSMC | Vascular smooth muscle cell |
| ΔΨm | Mitochondrial membrane potential |