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. 2023 Feb 20;24(4):4193. doi: 10.3390/ijms24044193
AA Arachidonic acid
15-PGDH 15-hydroxyprostaglandin dehydrogenase/Prostaglandin Dehydrogenase 1
15d-PGJ2 15-Deoxy-∆-12,14-prostaglandin J2
5-LOX 5-lipoxygenases
5 S-HETE 5S-hydroperoxyeicosatetraenoic acid
5-OH-PGD2 5-hydroxy-prostaglandin D2
5-OH-PGE2 5-hydroxy-prostaglandin E2
AC Adenylyl cyclase
AMI Acute myocardial infarction
ARIC Atherosclerosis Risk in Community
CAD Coronary artery disease
cAMP Cyclic adenosine monophosphate
COX Cyclooxygenase
cPGES Cytosolic PGE2 synthase
CREB cAMP response element-binding protein
CRP C-reactive protein
CRTH2 Chemoattractant receptor-homologous molecule expressed on Th2 lymphocytes
CVD Cardiovascular disease
DP1 PGD2 receptor subtype 1
EETs Epoxyeicosatrienoic acids
EP E-type prostanoid receptor
ER Endoplasmic reticulum
FP Prostaglandin F receptor
H-PGDS Hematopoietic prostaglandin D synthase
HETEs Hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acids
HKD2 Hemiketal D2
HKE2 Hemiketal E2
I/R Ischemia/reperfusion
IL Interleukin
IP Prostacyclin receptor
IP3 Inositol trisphosphate
L-PGDS Lipocalin-type prostaglandin D synthase
MACE Major adverse cardiac events
mPGES Microsomal PGE2 synthase
mPTP Mitochondrial permeability transition pore
NF-κB Nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells
NSAID Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug
PGD2 Prostaglandin D2
PGE2 Prostaglandin E2
PGF2α Prostaglandin F2α
PGFS Prostaglandin F synthase
PGG2 Prostaglandin G2
PGH2 Prostaglandin H2
PGI2 Prostacyclin I2
PGIS Prostacyclin synthase
PKA Protein kinase A/cAMP-dependent protein kinase
PLA2 Phospholipase A2
PPAR Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor
PUFA Polyunsaturated fatty acid
ROS Reactive oxygen species
SNPs Single nucleotide polymorphisms
TF Tissue factor
TGF-β Transforming growth factor β
Th T-helper cells
TNF-α Tumor necrosis factor α
TP Thromboxane prostanoid receptor
TxA2 Thromboxane A2
TXAS Thromboxane A synthase 1
VSMC Vascular smooth muscle cell