ABCA1/ABCG1	adenosine-binding cassette transporters A1 and G1
ALP	alkaline phosphatase
Angpt2	angiopoietins 2
AP-1	activator protein 1
α-SMA	α-smooth muscle actin
apoB-100	apolipoprotein B-100
AS	atherosclerosis
Axl	a TAM (TYRO3
AXL	and MERTK) family receptor tyrosine kinase
b2GPI	b2glycoprotein I
BAX	BCL2-related X
BH4	tetrahydrobiopterin
C.pneumoniae	Chlamydia pneumoniae
CR3	complement receptor type 3
CVD	cardiovascular disease
DCs	dendritic cells
DHFR	dihydrofolatereductase
ECM	extracellular matrix
ECs	endothelial cells
EndMT	endothelial cell–mesenchymal transition
eNOS	endothelial nitric oxide synthase
ERK	extracellular signal-regulated kinase
Erk1/2	extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2
ETS1	ETS proto-oncogene 1
FoxP3	lineage-defining transcription factor of CD4+ CD25+ regulatory T cells
GAS6	growth arrest-specific 6
GCH-1	GTP cyclohydrolase 1
GSK-3	glycogen synthase kinase-3
Hag	hemagglutinin
HagB	hemagglutinin B
HEY1	hairy/enhancer−of−split related with YRPW motif 1
HSP	heat-shock proteins
ICAM-1	intercellular adhesion molecule-1
IFN-γ	interferon-gamma
IL	interleukin
iNOS	inducible nitric oxide synthase
LDL	low-density lipoprotein
LPS	lipopolysaccharides
MAP	mitogen-activated protein
MCP-1	monocyte chemoattractant protein-1
MGP	matrix-gla protein
I	myocardial infarction
MIF	migration inhibitory factor
MMP	matrix metalloproteinases
NLRP3	nucleotide-binding domain leucine-rich repeat (NLR) and pyrin domain containing receptor 3
Nrf2	nuclear factor erythroid-derived 2-like 2
OMVs	outer membrane vesicles
OPN	osteopontin
oxLDL	oxidized low-density lipoprotein
PARP	poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase
PECAM-1	platelet endothelial cell adhesion molecule-1
P. gingivalis	Porphyromonas gingivalis
PI3K	phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase
PIT	pathological intimal thickening
Rac1	Ras-related C3 botulinum toxin substrate 1
Rgp	arginine–gingipain
RORγt	retinoid-related orphan receptor-gammat
ROS	reactive oxygen species
Runx2	Runt-related transcription factor 2
SMAD3	[small body size (a C. elegans protein) mothers against decapentaplegic (a Drosophila protein family)]-3
SMemb	nonmuscle myosin heavy chain B
SR-A	class A clearance receptor
SR-BI	scavenger receptor class B type I
STAT3	transcription 3
TGF-β	transforming growth factor-beta
TH1	T helper cells 1
TLRs	Toll-like receptors
TNF-α	tumor necrosis factor alpha
Topo I	topoisomerase I
Tregs	regulatory T cells
VSMCs	vascular smooth muscle cells
α-SMA	α-smooth muscle actin