AMI	Acute myocardial infarction
AU	Arbitrary unit
AUC	Area under Curve
BMI	Body mass index
CVD	Cardiovascular disease
DMSO	Dimethyl sulfoxide
EDTA	Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid
EGTA	Ethylene glycol tetraacetic acid
FBS	Fetal bovine serum
FMD	Flow mediated dilation
GTN	Glyceryl trinitrate
HDL	High-density lipoprotein
HV	Healthy volunteers
IL-	interleukin-
KO	Knock-out
LDL	Low density lipoprotein
LPS	Lipopolysaccharide
LV	Left ventricle
MAPK	Mitogen activate protein kinase
MAPKAPK	Mitogen activate protein kinase-activated kinase
MSK	Mitogen and stress kinase
MSRU	Medical school resource unit
NO	Nitric oxide
NOS	Nitric oxide synthase
PBMC	Peripheral blood mononuclear cell
PBS	Phosphate buffered saline
PCI	Percutaneous coronary intervention
PCR	Polymerase chain reaction
PE	Phenylephrine
ROI	Region of interest
RPM	Rounds per minute
SD	Standard deviation
SNP	Sodium nitroprusside
STEMI	ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction
TLR	Toll-like receptor
TNF	Tumor necrosis factor
WT	Wild-type