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. 2021 Mar 5;9(3):258. doi: 10.3390/biomedicines9030258
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