AMPK	AMP-activated protein kinase
ApoE−/−	Apolipoprotein E knockout
BC	Black carbon
BAL	Bronchoalveolar lavage
Ca2+	Tetrahydrobiopterin
Cat	Catalase
CD36	Cluster of differentiation 36
CHD	Coronary heart disease
CI	Confidence interval
CO	Carbon monoxide
Cox2/Cox4	Cytochrome C oxidase 2/4
CVD	Cardiovascular disease
CXCL1/KC	Chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand 1
eNOS	Endothelial nitric oxide synthase
ER	Endoplasmic reticulum
GEMM	Global Exposure-Mortality Model
GPx	Glutathione peroxidase
HDL	High-density lipoprotein
eHSP70/iHSP70	Extracellular/intracellular heat shock protein 70
HR	Hazard ratio
IFNγ	Interferon gamma
iNOS	Inducible nitric oxide synthase
IHD	Ischemic heart disease
IL-6/IL-1β	Interleukin 6/1β
IQR	Interquartile range
MCP-1	Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1
MDA	Malondialdehyde
MET-min/week	Minutes of metabolic equivalent tasks per week
MI	Myocardial infarction
Mn-SOD	Manganese superoxide dismutase
NADPH	Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate
NF-κB	Nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells
NOX	NADPH oxidase
NO	Nitric oxide/nitrogen monoxide
NO2	Nitrogen dioxide
NOx	Nitrogen oxides
Nrf2	Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2
O2−	Superoxide anion
O3	Ozone
ONOO−	Peroxynitrite
OR	Odds ratio
PA	Physical activity
PAHs	Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
PGC-1α	Peroxisome proliferator activated receptor gamma coactivator 1-alpha
PM(diameter size)	Particulate matter
ROS	Reactive oxygen species
SOD	Superoxide dismutase
TiO2	Titanium dioxide
TLR4	Toll-like receptor 4
TNF-α	Tumor necrosis factor alpha
VCAM-1	Vascular cell adhesion protein 1
VOCs	Volatile organic compounds
WHO	World Health Organization