ABCG1	ATP-binding cassette G1
ACS	Acute coronary syndrome
APC	Antigen-presenting cell
APOE	Apolipoprotein E
CCL-17	Chemokine (C-C motif) ligand-17
CD	Cluster of differentiation
CTLA-4	Cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen 4
CVD	Cardiovascular disease
DC	Dendritic cell
FoxP3	Forkhead/winged helix transcription factor
G-CSF	Granulocyte-colony-stimulating factor
HSP	Heat shock protein
ICOS	Inducible T cell co-stimulator
IDO	Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase
IFN-γ	Interferon- γ
IL	Interleukin
ILC	Innate lymphoid cell
LDLr	Low-density lipoprotein receptor
LPS	Lipopolysaccharide
MCP1	Monocyte chemoattractant protein 1
MDA-LDL	Malondialdehyde–LDL
MHC	Major histocompatibility complex
mTOR	Mammalian target of rapamycin
oxLDL	Oxidized low-density lipoprotein
PD-1	Programmed death-1
PDL-1	Programmed death ligand-1
RAG	Recombination activating gene
ROR	Retinoic-acid receptor-related orphan receptor
RUNX1	Runt-related transcription factor 1
SCID	Severe combined immunodeficiency
SLE	Systemic lupus erythematosus
SRA	Scavenger receptor class A
STAT	Signal transducer and activator of transcription
T-bet	T-box expressed in T cell
TBX	T-box transcription factor
TCR	T cell receptor
TGF-β	Transforming growth factor-β
TLO	Tertiary lymphoid organ
TNF-α	Tumor necrosis factor-α
Treg	Regulatory T cell