Ang-1	angiopoietins-1
α-SMA	smooth muscle α-actin
BBB	blood–brain barrier
BMP	bone morphogenetic protein
CAD	coronary arterial disease
CBF	coronary blood flow
CFR	coronary flow reserve
COX-2	cyclooxygenase-2
cTn-T	cardiac troponin-T
DLK-1	delta-like homolog 1
EC	endothelial cells
ECM	extracellular matrix
EMT	mesenchymal transition
EndMT	endothelial–mesenchymal transition
hHP	human heart pericyte
HMOX-1	heme oxygenase-1
hPSC	human pluripotent stem cell
ICAM-1	intercellular cell adhesion molecule-1
IFNγ	interferon-γ
IL	interleukin
IP-10	interferon gamma-induced protein 10
MMP	matrix metalloproteinases
OPG	osteoprotegerin
PC	pericyte
PDGFR-β	platelet-derived growth factor receptor
RGS 5	regulator of G protein signaling 5
SIRT3	Sirtuin3
S1P	sphingosine-1-phosphate
SPARC	secreted protein acidic and cysteine-rich
TGF-β	transforming growth factor-β
TIMPs	endogenous inhibitors
TNF-α	tumor necrosis factor alpha
VEGF	vascular endothelial growth factor
VSMC	vascular smooth muscle cell
VCAM-1	vascular cell adhesion molecule-1