AAA	abdominal aortic aneurysm
ADAMTS	a disintegrin and metalloproteinase with thrombospondin motifs
ApoE	apolipoprotein E
ATP	adenosine triphosphate
BPIFB4	BPI fold containing family B, member 4
BRG1	brahma-related gene 1
BTK	Bruton’s tyrosine kinase
cAMP	cyclic adenosine monophosphate
CBM	chromatin-binding motif
CREB	cAMP response element-binding protein
ECs	endothelial cells
eNOS	endothelial nitric oxide synthase
Erk	extracellular signal-regulated kinase
FoxO1	forkhead box O1
Gαq/11	Gα protein q/11
GM-CSF	granulocyte macrophage-colony stimulating factor
GSK3	glycogen sythase kinase 3
HASMCs	human aortic SMCs
HCASMCs	human coronary artery SMCs
HIF	hypoxia-inducible factor
HEVECs	high endothelial venules endothelial cells
HSVECs	human saphenous vein ECs
HSVSMCs	human saphenous vein SMCs
HTH	Helix-Turn-Helix
HUVECs	human umbilical vein endothelial cells
ICAM	intercellular adhesion molecule-1
Ig	immunoglobulin
IκBα	inhibitor of κBα
IL	interleukin
IL1RAcP	IL-1R accessory protein
IL1RL1	IL-1-receptor-like 1
Inpp5d	Inositol polyphosphate-5-phosphatase D
IRAK	IL-1R-associated kinase
IRF1	Interferon Regulatory Factor 1
JAK	Janus kinase
JNK	c-Jun N-terminal kinases
kDA	kilodalton
LDL	low density lipoprotein
LMCD1	LIM and cysteine-rich domains protein 1
LPS	lipopolysaccharide
MAPK	mitogen-activated protein kinases
miRs	microRNAs
MCP-1	monocyte chemoattractant protein
MLKL	mixed lineage kinase domain-like
MMP	matrix metalloproteinase
MVs	microvesicles
MyD88	myeloid differentiation factor 88
MYPT1	myosin phosphatase target subunit 1
NAD	nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide
NF	nuclear factor
NFATc1	NF of activated T cells
NF-HEV	NF from human high endothelial venules
NF-kB	nuclear factor-kappa B
oxLDL	oxidized low-density lipoprotein
PAI-1	plasminogen activator inhibitor type-1
Par1	protease-activated receptor 1
PBMC	peripheral blood mononuclear cells
PI3K	phosphoinositide-3-kinase
PLCβ3	phospholipase Cβ3
PR3	proteinase 3
PTPN12	Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase Non-Receptor Type 12
RIPK	receptor-interacting protein kinase
SAA	serum amyloid A
SIGIRR	single Ig IL-1R-related molecule
siRNA	silencing RNA
SMC	smooth muscle cell
sST2	soluble ST2
ST2	suppression of tumorigenicity 2
ST2L	membrane-bound ST2
SYK	spleen tyrosine kinase
TAC	transverse aortic constriction
TF	tissue factor
TFPI	tissue factor pathway inhibitor
Th	T helper
TIMP	tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases
TIR	toll/IL-1 receptor
TLR2	toll-like receptor 2
TMED1	transmembrane emp24 domain-containing protein 1
TNF	tumor necrosis factor
t-PA	tissue-type plasminogen activator
TRAF6	TNF-α receptor-associated factor 6
u-PA	urokinase-type plasminogen activator
uPAR	u-PA receptor
VCAM-1	vascular cell adhesion molecule-1
VEGF	vascular endothelial growth factor