| Aβ | beta-amyloid |
| AAT | α1antitrypsin |
| ABCA1 | ATP binding cassette A1 |
| ABCG1 | ATP binding cassette G1 |
| ACE2 | angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 |
| AD | Alzheimer’s disease |
| Akt | protein kinase B |
| AMPK | AMP-activated protein kinase |
| Apo | apolipoprotein (M, E or A-IV) |
| apoA-I (APOA1) | apolipoprotein A-I |
| apoJ | clusterin |
| ASCVD | atherosclerosis cardiovascular diseases |
| BAEC | bovine aortic endothelial cells |
| BBB | blood–brain barrier |
| BCL-XL | B-cell lymphoma-extra large |
| BLT1 | Block-lipid transport 1 |
| CAD | coronary artery disease |
| CLP | cecal ligation and puncture |
| CKD | chronic kidney disease |
| CSF | cerebrospinal fluid |
| COX-2 | cyclooxygenase-2 |
| DOCK4 | dedicator of cytokinesis protein 4 |
| EL (LIPG) | endothelial lipase |
| eNOS | endothelial nitric oxide synthase |
| EPC | endothelial progenitor cell |
| ERK | extracellular signal-regulated kinase |
| ESRD | end stage renal disease |
| GLUT4 | glucose transporter 4 |
| GPDL1 | glyosylphosphatidylinositol phospholipase D1 |
| HAEC | human aortic endothelial cells |
| HBMEC | human brain microvascular endothelial cells |
| HDL | high-density lipoprotein |
| HSPG | heparan sulfate proteoglycans |
| HIF-1〈 | hypoxia-inducible factor-1α |
| HMGB1 | high mobility group box 1 |
| HUVEC | human umbilical endothelial cells |
| ICAM1 | induced cellular adhesion molecule 1 |
| IF1 | inhibitory factor 1 |
| IL | interleukin |
| LDL | low-density lipoprotein |
| LE | lupus erythematosus |
| LKB1 | liver kinase B1 |
| LOX1 | lectin-like oxidized LDL receptor |
| MACE | major adverse cardiovascular event |
| MAPK | mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| MCP1 | monocyte chemoattractant protein 1 |
| miRNA | micro ribonucleic acid |
| MMP-9 | matrix metalloproteinase-9 |
| MPO | myeloperoxidase |
| NF-κB | nuclear factor-kappa B |
| NO | nitric oxide |
| P2Y1 | purinergic receptor Y1 |
| PC | plasmalogen |
| PD | Parkinson’s disease |
| PDZK1 | adaptor protein Na(+)/H(+) exchange regulatory cofactor NHE-RF3 |
| PGI2 | prostacyclin |
| PI3K | phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase |
| PKC®II | protein kinase C®II |
| PON1 | paraoxonase 1 |
| PSPB | pulmonary surfactant protein B (PSPB) |
| RA | rheumatoid arthritis |
| RCT | reverse cholesterol transport |
| rHDL | reconstituted high-density lipoprotein |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| S1P | sphingosin-1-phosphate |
| S1PRs | sphingosin-1-phosphate receptors (1, 2 or 3) |
| SARS-CoV2 | severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 |
| SAA | serum amyloid A |
| SDMA | symmetric dimethylarginine |
| SM | sphingomyelin |
| SR-BI (gene SCARB1) | scavenger receptor-BI |
| siRNA | small interfering ribonucleic acid |
| T2DM | type 2 diabetes mellitus |
| TLR-2 | toll like receptor-2 |
| TNF〈 | tumor necrosis factor alpha |
| VCAM1 | vascular cellular adhesion molecule 1 |
| VEGF | vascular endothelial growth factor |
| VEGFR2 | vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2 |