ACEIs	angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors
Ang II	angiotensin II
AP-1	activating protein-1
ARBs	angiotensin receptor blockers
BCL6	B-cell lymphoma 6
CCBs	calcium channel blockers
CCL-2	C-C motif chemokine ligand 2
CVD	cardiovascular disease
DAMPs	damage-associated molecular patterns
EDGF	endothelium-dependent vasoconstrictor factor
eNOS	endothelial nitric oxide synthase
ET-1	endothelin-1
H2O2	hydrogen peroxide
IL	interleukin
IFN-γ	interferon gamma
LDL	low density lipoprotein
M1	classic activated macrophages
M2	alternatively activated macrophages
MMF	mycophenolate mofetil
NADPH	nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate
NADPH-Ox	nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate oxidase
NFκB	nuclear factor kappa-B
NO	nitric oxide
PAMPs	pathogen-associated molecular patterns
PPRs	pattern recognition receptors
RAAS	Activated renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system
RAG1	recombination-activated gene 1
ROS	reactive oxygen species
Nrf2	nuclear E2-related factor 2
Th	T helper
TLR	Toll-like receptors
TNF-α	tumor necrosis factor α
TNFR	TNF-α receptor
Treg	T regulatory cells
VCDM	vascular cell adhesion molecule