| CVDs | cardiovascular diseases |
| VSMCs | vascular smooth muscle cells |
| LDL | low-density lipoproteins |
| DF | disturbed flow |
| UF | unidirectional laminar flow |
| MSTFs | mechanosensitive transcription factors |
| THBD | thrombomodulin |
| PAI1 | plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 |
| SELE | E-selectin |
| ET1 | endothelin 1 |
| MCP-1 | monocyte chemoattractant protein |
| VCAM1 | vascular cell adhesion molecule |
| PPAP2B | phosphatidic acid phosphatase type 2B |
| PFKFB3 | 6-phosphofructo-2-kinase/fructose-2,6-biphosphatase-3 |
| NO | nitric oxide |
| ECs | endothelial cells |
| eNOS | endothelial nitric oxide synthase |
| TGFB1 | transforming growth factor beta 1 |
| TNFα | tumor necrosis factor α |
| MAZ | MYC-associated zinc finger protein |
| AP-1 | jun proto-oncogene |
| ELF1 | E74-like ETS transcription factor 1 |
| SP1 | specificity protein 1 |
| LOX-1 | lectin-like oxidized low-density lipoprotein receptor-1 |
| AP-1 | activator protein-1 |
| HN | humanin |
| HRD1 | 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl reductase degradation |
| NRF2 | nuclear factor, erythroid 2 like 2 |
| HO-1 | heme oxygenase 1 |
| AMPK | protein kinase, AMP-activated, alpha 2 catalytic subunit |
| HIF-1α | hypoxia-inducible factor 1 subunit alpha |
| NF-kB | nuclear factor kappa B subunit 1 |
| ox-LDL | oxidation of low-density lipoproteins |
| GPR81 | G coupled-protein receptor 81 |
| HCA1 | hydroxycarboxylic acid receptor 1 |
| HMGB1 | high mobility group box 1 |
| IRF2BP2 | interferon regulatory factor 2-binding protein 2 |
| AGE | advanced glycation end product |
| FOXP1 | forkhead box P1 |
| Nlrp3 | NLR family pyrin domain containing 3 |
| BDNF | brain-derived neurotrophic factor |
| HK1 | hexokinase 1 |
| HDAC4 | histone deacetylases 4 |
| MEF2 | myocyte enhancer factor 2C |
| CysLT1 | cysteinyl leukotriene receptor 1 |
| NMP | N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone |
| SAHA | suberanilohydroxamic acid |
| GLP-1 | glucagon-like peptide 1 |
| GPR120 | free fatty acid receptor 4 |
| AAA | abdominal aortic aneurysms |
| ICAM-1 | intercellular adhesion molecule-1 |
| ESL | ethanol extract of soy leaf |
| MMP-9 | matrix metallopeptidase 9 |
| LPL | lipoprotein lipase |
| VSMC | vascular smooth muscle cells |
| BA | betulinic acid |
| TRPC1 | capacitative calcium channel protein Trp1 |
| CaMKIIα | calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II Alpha |
| CaMKKβ | calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase kinase 2 |