| CE | cholesteryl ester |
| CER | ceramide |
| DAG | diacylglycerol |
| DCER | dihydroceramide |
| EDTA | ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid |
| ENaC | epithelial sodium channel |
| hAoEC | human aortic endothelial cells |
| HCER | hexosylceramide |
| LCER | lactosylceramide |
| LPC | lysophosphatidylcholine |
| LPE | lysophosphatidylethanolamine |
| LPG | lysophosphatidylglycerol |
| LPI | lysophosphatidylinositol |
| LPS | lysophosphatidylserine |
| MAG | monoacylglycerol |
| NO | nitric oxide |
| PBS | phosphate buffered saline |
| PC | phosphatidylcholine, |
| PE | phosphatidylethanolamine, |
| PG | phosphatidylglycerol, |
| PI | phosphatidylinositol |
| PIP2 | phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate |
| PS | phosphatidylserine |
| RIPA | radioimmunoprecipitation assay buffer |
| SM | sphingomyelin |
| TAG | triacylglycerol |