| T2DM | Type 2 diabetes mellitus |
| CVD | Cardiovascular disease |
| apoB-100 | Apolipoprotein B-100 |
| HDL | High-density lipoprotein |
| LDL | Low-density lipoprotein |
| MM-LDL | Minimally oxidized LDL |
| Ox-LDL | Oxidized LDL |
| VLDL | Very-low-density lipoprotein |
| LPL | Lipoprotein lipase |
| CETP | Cholesteryl ester transfer protein |
| TG | Triglycerides |
| CE | Cholesteryl esters |
| FC | Free cholesterol |
| sdLDL | Small and dense LDL |
| LDLR | LDL receptors |
| IDL | Intermediate-density lipoprotein |
| apoA-I | Apolipoprotein A-I |
| HDL-C | HDL-cholesterol |
| DM | Diabetes mellitus |
| IMT | Intima-media thickness layer |
| LDL-C | LDL-cholesterol |
| NEFA | Non-esterified fatty acids |
| PI-3K | Phosphatidylinositol-3 kinase |
| MAPK | Mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| MTP | Microsomal TG-transfer protein |
| SRs | Scavenger receptors |
| SR-A1 | Class A1 scavenger receptor |
| LOX-1 | Lectin-like oxidized LDL receptor-1 |
| SREC | Scavenger receptor expressed by endothelial cell-I |
| SR-PSOX | Scavenger receptor for phosphatidylserine and oxidized lipoprotein |
| AKT | Protein kinase B |
| JNK | Janus kinase |
| NF-κB | Factor nuclear kappa B |
| β2ΓΠΙ | Beta2-glycoprotein I |
| CRP | C-reactive protein |
| TNF-α | Tumor necrosis factor-α |
| PDGF | Platelet-derived growth factor |
| PPAR-γ | Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ |
| 9-HODE | 9-hydroxyoctadecadienoic acid |
| 13-HODE | 13-hydroxyoctadecadienoic acid |
| PUFA | Polyunsaturated fatty acids |
| HbAIC | Glycated hemoglobin |
| MPO | Myeloperoxidase |
| NADPH | Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate |
| HOCl | Hypochlorous acid |
| AGEs | Advanced glycation end products |
| O2− | Superoxide anion |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| NO | Nitric oxide |
| eNOS | Endothelial NO synthase |
| Lp-PLA2 | Lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2 |
| 1ΔgO2 | Singlet oxygen |
| O3 | Ozone |
| PKC | Protein kinase C |
| ALEs | Advanced lipoxidation end-products |
| CER | Ceramides |
| IRS | Insulin receptor substrates |
| MMP | Metalloproteinases |
| THP-1 | Monocytic cell line |
| CREM | cAMP-responsive element modulator |
| ICER | Inducible cAMP early repressor |
| ER | Endoplasmic reticulum |
| PEDF | Pigment epithelium-derived factor |
| iNOS | Inducible NO synthase |
| MACEs | Major adverse cardiovascular events |
| NPC1L1 | Niemann–Pick C1-like 1 protein |
| SGLT2i | Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitor |
| GLP-1 | Glucagon-like peptide- |
| DPP-4 | Dipeptidyl peptidase-4 |
| SLC2A4 | Insulin-sensitive solute carrier family 2, member 4 |
| HMGCR | 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase |
| FH | Familial hypercholesterolemia |