ACE	Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitor
Akt	Protein Kinase B
AngII	Angiotensin II
ARB	Angiotensin Receptor Blocker
AP-1	Activator Protein-1
AT1R	Angiotensin Type 1 Receptor
BCL-6	B-cell lymphoma-6
c-Kit	Tyrosinkinase Kit
CLIC 4	Cl−intracellular channel protein 4
COX-2	Cyclooxygenase-2
CREB	C-AMP Response Element-binding protein
EGR	Early Growth Response Protein
eNOS	endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase
ET-1	Endothelin-1
FAO	Fatty Acid Oxidation
FDA	Food and Drug Administration
GSK3β	glycogen synthase kinase 3β
HDL	High Density Lipoprotein
HETE	hydroxy eicosatetraenoic acid
HIF-1	Hypoxia Inducible Factor 1
HMG-CoA	3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A
HO	Heme Oxygenase
ICAM-1	Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1
IP-10	IFN-inducible protein of 10 kDa
I-TAC	IFN-inducible T-cell alpha-chemoattractant
MAPK	Mitogen Activated Protein Kinase
MCP	Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein
MMP	Matrix Metallopeptidase
Mig	monokine induced by IFN-gamma
NADPH	nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate
NFκB	nuclear factor κB
NO	Nitric Oxide
NFAT	nuclear factor of activated T cells
PDGFR	Platelet-derived Growth Factor Receptor
PI3K	phosphoinositide 3-kinase
PPAR	Peroxisome proliferator activated receptor
PGE	Prostaglandin E
PKC	Protein Kinase C
rIPC	Remote Ischemic Preconditioning
RXR	Retinoid X Receptor
TSP	Thrombospondin
TF	Tissue Factor
TGF	Transforming Growth Factor
VCAM-1	Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule 1
VEGF	Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor
VEGFR	Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor