4EBP1	4E binding protein 1
ADA	adenosine deaminase
AMP	adenosine monophosphate
AMPK	adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase
AP-1	activator protein 1
APC	antigen presenting cell
ApoE	apolipoprotein E
ARF	alternative reading frame
Atg	autophagy related gene
ATM	ataxia-telangiectasia mutated
ATP	adenosine triphosphate
ATR	RAD3-related
B2MG	beta-2 microglobulin
BCL	B-Cell lymphoma
BCR	B-Cell receptor
CDC	conventional dendritic cell
Cdk2	cyclin-dependent kinase 2
CDKN1A	cyclin dependent kinase inhibitor 1A
c-H2AX	phosphorylated H2A histone family member X
CVD	cardiovascular disease
DAMP	damage-associated molecular pattern
DC	dendritic cell
DDR	deoxyribonucleic acid damage response
DNA	deoxyribonucleic acid
DNA-SCARS	sequence characterized amplified region
DPP4	dipeptidyl-peptidase 4
DRP1	dynamin-related protein 1
E2F	E2 factor
ECM	extracellular matrix
EC	endothelial cell
ETC	electron transport chain
Foxn1	forkhead box n1
FOXO1	forkhead box transcription factor 1
GIP	glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide
GLP	glucagon-like peptide
GM-CSF	granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor
GRO1	growth regulated alpha protein 1
HDL	high density lipoprotein
HP1	heterochromatin protein 1
hsCRP	high-sensitivity C-reactive protein
HVT-SM1	human fibroblast and human vascular smooth muscle
ICAM-1	intercellular adhesion molecule 1
IFN	interferon
Ig	immunoglobulin
IL	interleukin
IMT	carotid-intima-media thickness
IRA	innate response activator
IRAK	interleukin-1 receptor-associated kinase 1
LDL	low density lipoprotein
LFA-1	lymphocyte function associated antigen-1
LOX-1	lectin-like oxidized low density lipoprotein
LSD	lysosomal storage disease
LXR	liver X receptors
M1	pro-inflammatory monocytes
MAPK	mitogen-activated protein kinase
MAPKAPK2	MAP kinase–activated protein kinase 2
MCP-1	monocyte chemoattractant protein-1
M-CSF	monocyte-colony stimulating factor
MHC	major histocompatibility complex
miR-33	microRNA- 33
Mitf	Melanocyte-inducing transcription factor
MMP	matrix metalloprotease
MODC	monocyte-derived dendritic cell
mt	mitochondria
mtDAMP	mitochondrial damage associated molecular pattern
mTORC1	mammalian target of rapamycin complex 1
mTORC1	mammalian target of rapamycin complex 1
mtROS	mitochondrial reactive oxygen species
NFAT	nuclear factor of activated T-cells
NF-κB	nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells
NADPH	nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate
NOX	nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate oxidase
NK	natural killer
NLRP3	NLR Family Pyrin Domain Containing 3
NO	nitric oxide
OxLDL	oxidized low-density lipoprotein
p53	tumor suppressor gene p53
PAI-1	plasminogen activator inhibitor-1
PBMC	peripheral blood mononuclear cells
PDGF	platelet-derived growth factor
PML	promyelocytic leukemia
PMN	polymorphonuclear cells
Rac1	Rac Family Small GTPase 1
RIG-1	retinoic acid-inducible gene I
RNS	reactive nitrogen species
ROS	reactive oxygen species
S6K1	S6 kinase 1
SAHFs	senescence-associated heterochromatin foci
SAMP8	senescence accelerated-prone 8
SASP	senescence-associated secretory phenotype
SA-β-gal	SA β-galactosidase
Ser	serine
SIRT	sirtuin
SNP	single nucleotide polymorphism
STAT1	signal transducer and activator of transcription 1
suPAR	soluble uPAR
TCR	T-cell receptor
TEC	thymic epithelial cell
TFEB	Transcription factor EB
TEMRA	terminally differentiated effector memory cells
TET2	TET methylcytosine dioxygenase 2
TLR	toll-like receptors
TNF-α	tumor necrosis alpha
TRAF	tumor necrosis factor receptor-associated factor
Treg	Regulatory T cell
TREM	triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells
TWEAK	tumor-necrosis factor-like weak inducers of apoptosis
Ulk1	Unc-51-like Kinase 1
uPAR	urokinase-type plasminogen activator receptor
VCAM-1	vascular cell adhesion molecule 1
VECs	vascular endothelial cells
VEGF	vascular endothelial growth factor
VSMC	vascular smooth muscle cell
XO	xanthine oxidase
ZFP36L1	zinc-finger RNA-binding protein