| AAV | adeno-associated virus |
| ACE | angiotensin converting enzyme |
| AMD | age-related macular degeneration |
| BBB | blood–brain barrier |
| bFGF | basic fibroblast growth factor |
| BMAEC(s) | bone marrow arterial endothelial cell(s) |
| BMSEC(s) | bone marrow sinusoidal endothelial cell(s) |
| cREC(s) | cortical renal endothelial cell(s) |
| EC | endothelial cell(s) |
| eNOS | endothelial nitric oxide synthase |
| gCap(s) | general capillary cell(s) |
| gREC(s) | glomeruli renal endothelial cell(s) |
| GVB | gut vascular barrier |
| HAEC(s) | human aortic endothelial cell(s) |
| HCAEC(s) | human coronary artery endothelial cell(s) |
| HEV(s) | high endothelial venule(s) |
| HIF | hypoxia-induced factor |
| HSVEC(s) | human saphenous vein endothelial cell(s) |
| HUVEC(s) | human umbilical vein endothelial cell(s) |
| MAdCAM | mucosal vascular addressin cell adhesion molecule |
| MLV | murine leukemia virus |
| mREC(s) | medulla renal endothelial cell(s) |
| NO | nitric oxide |
| PAEC(s) | porcine aortic endothelial cell(s) |
| PECAM-1 | platelet endothelial cell adhesion molecule 1 |
| PEG | polyethylene glycol |
| PVLAP | plasmalemmal vesicle-associated protein |
| REC(s) | renal endothelial cell(s) |
| VCAM1 | vascular cell adhesion molecule 1 |
| VEGF(R) | vascular endothelial growth factor (receptor) |
| VSV | vesicular stromatitis virus |
| vWF | von Willebrand Factor |