IFN-γ  interferon-γ  IFNGR  IFN-γ receptor  VSMC  vascular smooth muscle cell  IL  interleukin  LPS  lipopolysaccharide  TNF-α  tumor necrosis factor-α  STAT  signal transducer and activator of transcription  NF-κB  nuclear factor-κB  TLR  Toll-like receptor  Tyr  tyrosine  Ser  serine  PI3Ks  phosphatidyl inositol-3 kinases  miRNAs  microRNAs  TGF-β  transforming growth factor-β  Blimp-1  B lymphocyte-induced maturation protein-1  Bcl-6  B cell lymphoma-6  NOD2  nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain 2  JAK  Janus kinase  GAS  IFN-γ activation sequences  ERK  extracellular signal-regulated kinase  PKC  protein kinase C  SOCS  suppressor of cytokine signaling  IP-10  inducible protein-10  ox-LDL  oxidized low-density lipoprotein  SRs  scavenger receptors  ACAT1  Acyl coenzyme A:cholesterol acyltransferase 1  ABCA1  ATP-binding cassette transporter A1  apo E  apolipoprotein E  MMP  matrix metalloproteinase  IFN-γ  Foam cells  Atherosclerosis  Myocardial infarction  Stroke  

ABCG5  ABCG8  ATP-binding cassette transporter G5  ATP-binding cassette transporter G8  Atherosclerosis  Cholesterol  ER  ET  GATA-binding protein 4  GATA4  HDL  HNF4alpha  LDL-C  LDLR  LXR  NBD  NPC1L1  Niemann-Pick C1-Like 1  PUFAs  SNP  Sitosterolemia  TH  VLDL-C  apoA-I  apolipoprotein A-I  endoplasmic reticulum  endotoxin  hepatocyte nuclear factor 4alpha  high-density lipoprotein  liver X receptor  low-density lipoprotein receptor  low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol  nucleotide binding domain  polyunsaturated fatty acids  single nucleotide polymorphisms  thyroid hormone  very low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol  

Psychological stress  Toll-like 4  NF-κB  Cytokines  Innate immune  Atherosclerosis  HPA  hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal  SAM  sympathetic-adrenal-medullary  SNS  sympathetic nervous system  Th1, Th2  T helper cell type1, T helper cell type 2  NE  norepinephrine  CRF  corticotropin-releasing factor  POMC  proopiomelanocortin  ACTH  adrenocorticotropic hormone  α-MSH  alpha melanocyte-stimulating hormone  CNS  central nervous system  CRP  C-reactive protein  CD  cluster of differentiation  NK  natural killer  CMV  cytomegalovirus  HSV  herpes simplex virus  VZV  varicella zoster virus  IL-1, IL-4, IL-6, IL-8, IL-10  interleukin-1, interleukin-4, interleukin-6, interleukin-8, interleukin-10  NF-κB  nuclear factor-κB  PBMCs  peripheral blood monocytes  apoE−/− mice  apolipoprotein E knockout mice  LDL  low-density lipoprotein  TLRs, TLR4  Toll-like receptors, Toll-like receptor 4  PRRs  pattern-recognition receptors  SRs  scavenger receptors  oxLDL  oxidized low density lipoprotein  PAMPs  pathogen-associated molecular patterns  PNI  psychoneuroimmunology  GC  glucocorticoid  MR  mineraloreceptor  GR  glucocorticoid receptor  TNF-α  tumor necrosis factor-alpha  LPS  lipopolysaccharide  APPs  acute phase proteins  APR  acute phase response  HSP  heat shock protein  EDA  extra domain A  DAMPs  damage-associated molecular patterns  siRNA  small interfering RNA  MAPKs  mitogen activated protein kinases  MyD88  myeloid differentiation factor-88  TRIF  TIR domain-containing adapter protein inducing IFN-β  ACS  acute coronary syndrome  CHD  coronary heart disease  M-CSF  macrophage-colony-stimulating factor  ICAM-1  intercellular adhesion molecule-1  VCAM-1  vascular cell adhesion molecule-1  MMPs  matrix-degrading matrix metalloproteinases  β-AR  beta-adrenergic receptor  CI  confidence interval