6-keto PGF1α	6-keto prostaglandin F1α
AFM	Atomic Force Microscopy
AC	tapping mode in AFM
CD14 (sCD14)	(soluble) Cluster of Differentiation 14, serum protein
ECs	Endothelial cells
EA.hy926	immortalized hybrids, fusion of HUVEC with human lung carcinoma cell line A549
FBS	Fetal Bovine Serum
HCAEC	Human Coronary Artery Endothelial Cells
HMEC-1	Human dermal Microvascular Endothelial Cells transfected with pSVT vector, a pBR-322 based plasmid containing the coding region for Simian virus 40A
HPMEC	Human Pulmonary Microvascular Endothelial Cells
HUVEC	Human Umbilical Vascular Endothelial Cells
ICAM-1	Intercellular Adhesion Molecule 1
JAM-A	Junctional Adhesion Molecule-A
KMCA	k-means Cluster Analysis
LDs	Lipid Droplets
LPS	Lipopolysaccharides
NF-κB	Nuclear Factor Kappa-light-chain-enhancer of Activated B Cells
NO	Nitric Oxide
PGI2	Prostacyclin I2
SERS	Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy
TLR-4	Toll-like Receptor 4
TNF-α	Tumor Necrosis Factor alpha
TNF-R1	Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor 1
VCAM-1	Vascular Adhesion Molecule 1