4HNE	4 hydroxynonenal
7-kCh	7-ketocholesterol
BSA	Bovine serum albumin
CagA	Cytotoxin associated gene A protein
CC3	Cleaved Caspase 3
CHD	Coronary Heart Disease
CRP	C-reactive protein
DAPI	4’,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole
EGF	Epidermal growth factor
EGM-2	Endothelial growth medium
ELISA	Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
FBS	Enriched with fetal bovine serum
FGF	Hydrocortisone, fibroblast growth factor
FITC	Fluorescein isothiocyanate
GE	Glycine acid extract
HLO	Helicobacter-like organisms
Hsp	Heat shock protein
HUVEC	Human umbilical vein endothelial cells
ICAM-1	Intracellular adhesion molecules 1
ICAM-2	Intracellular adhesion molecules 2
IL-6	Interleukin
LDL	Low-density lipoproteins
LPS	Lipopolysaccharide
MCP-1	Macrophage chemotactic protein-1
MMP-9	Metalloproteinase
MPO	Myeloperoxidase
NF-κB	Nuclear factor kappa B
oxLDL	Oxidized low-density lipoproteins
PBS	Phosphate buffered saline
PECAM	1—platelet endothelial cell adhesion molecule 1
pERK	Phosphorylated extracellular signal-regulated kinase
PHA	Phytohemagglutinin
SDS-PAGE	Sodium dodecyl sulphate—polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis
TCR	T-cell receptor
TGF-β	Transforming growth factor
THP-1	Human monocyte leukemic cell line
TLR-4	Toll-like receptor 4
TMB	3,3′5,5′tetrametylobenzydyne
TNF–α	Tumor necrosis factor
UreA	Urease subunit A
UreB	Urease subunit B
VacA	Vacuolating cytoxin A
VCAM-1	Vascular cell adhesion molecule 1
VEGF	Vascular endothelial growth actor