| 2,3-BPG | 2,3 biphosphoglycerate |
| ADP | adenosine diphosphate |
| AMPK | adenosine monophosphate-dependent kinase |
| ATP | adenosine triphosphate |
| ADMA | asymmetric dimethylarginine |
| BPG mutase | Biphosphoglycerate mutase |
| CD47 | cluster of differentiation 47 |
| CER | ceramide |
| DALYs | disability-adjusted life-years |
| DAMP | damage-associated molecular patterns |
| ERK1/2 | Extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 |
| FASR | FAS cell surface death receptor |
| FASL | FAS ligand |
| I-CAM | intercellular adhesion molecule 1 |
| IL-8 | interleukin 8 |
| IL-17 | interleukin 17 |
| IFN-γ | interferon-γ |
| KA | kynurenic acid |
| LPS | lipopolysaccharide |
| MGF-E8 | milk fat globule-EGF factor 8 protein |
| MCP1 | monocyte chemoattractant protein 1 |
| mtDNA | mitochondrial DNA |
| NET | neutrophil extracellular traps |
| NADPH | nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate |
| NF-Κβ | nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells |
| NO | nitric oxide |
| PAMP | pathogen-associated molecular patterns |
| PKCζ | protein kinase C ζ |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| S1P | sphingosine 1-phosphate |
| SK1 | Sphingosine kinase 1 |
| Th17 | T helper cells 17 |
| TLR2 | toll-like receptor 2 |
| TLR9 | Toll-like receptor 9 |
| V-CAM | vascular cell adhesion protein |
| VSMC | vascular smooth muscle cell |