CHD	coronary heart disease
TMD	Mediterranean diet
MUFA	monounsaturated fatty acids
SFA	saturated fatty acids
CAD	coronary artery disease
CVD	cardiovascular disease
VOO	virgin olive oil
ROO	refined olive oil
EVOO	extra virgin olive oil
PUFAs	polyunsaturated fatty acids
OO	olive oil
OA	oleic acid
PO	palmitate acid
JNK-1/2	c-Jun N-terminal kinases
NF-κB	nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells
VSMCs	vascular smooth muscle cells
HT	hydroxytyrosol
Nrf2	factor E2-related
COX-2	cyclooxygenase-2
CLA	conjugated linolenic acid
TNF-α	tumour necrosis factor α
VEGF	vascular endothelial growth factor
PBMCs	peripheral blood mononuclear cell
LDL-C	low-density lipoprotein cholesterol
GWAS	genome-wide association study
PPARγ2	γ2 receptor activated by the peroxisome proliferator
COQ10	coenzyme Q10
HMGCR	3-hydroxy-3-methylglyoxal-CoA reductase
ER	endoplasmic reticulum
VLDLR	deficient density lipoprotein receptor
ARHGAP15	GTPase activating protein15
ETBR	endothelin receptor B
ETAR	endothelin receptor A