15dPGJ₂

15-deoxy-^{Δ 12,14}-Prostaglandin J₂

aFGF

acidic Fibroblast Growth Factor

Akt

Serin/Threonin-Kinase / Proteinkinase B

AP-1

Activating Protein-1

apoE

Apolipoprotein E

APS

Ammoniumpersulfat

BCA

Bicinchoninic acid

bFGF

basic Fibroblast Growth Factor

BSA

Bovines Serum-Albumin

CCR2

MCP-1-Pezeptor an Makrophagen

DBD

DNA-Binding Domain

DNA

Desoxyribonukleinsäure

dUTP

desoxy-Uridin-Tri-Phosphat

ECL

Enhanced Chemiluminescence

EDTA

Ethylenediamine Tetra-acetic Acid

ELISA

Enzyme-Linked Immuno Sorbent Assay

EMSA

Electrophoretic Mobility Shift Assay

eNOS

endothelial NO-Synthase

ERK

Extracellular Regulated Kinase

ET-1

Endothelin-1

Ets-1

Transkriptionsfaktor

FACS

Fluorescence Activated Cell Sorting

FKS

Fetales Kälberserum

HEPES

N-2-Hydroxyethylpiperazine-N‘-2-ethanesulfonic acid

HETE

Hydroxyeicosatetaenoic acid

HODE

Hydroxyoctadecadienoic acid

HUVEC

Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cell

ICAM-1

Intercellular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1

IFN

Interferon

Ig

Immunglobulin

IGF-1

Insulin-like Growth Factor-1

IL

Interleukin

iNOS

inducible NO-Synthase

IP-10

Interferon-inducible Protein-10

I-TAC

Interferon-inducible T-cell α-chemoattractant

KHE

Koronare Herzerkrankung

LBD

Ligand-Binding Domain

LDL

Low Density Lipoprotein

LPS

Lipopolysaccharid

Mac-1

Macrophage-antigen-1 (CD 11b/CD 18): Integrin auf Leukozyten

MAPK

Mitogen-Activated Protein-Kinase

MCP-1

Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein-1

M-CSF

Monocyte Colony Stimulating Factor

MEK

Mitogen-activated, ERK-activating Kinase

Mig

Monokine Induced by Interferon-γ

MLC

Myosin Light Chain

MLCK

Myosin Light Chain-Kinase

MMP

Matrix Metallo-Proteinase

NF-κB

Nuclear Factor κB, Transkriptionsfaktor

NIDDM

Non-Insulin-Dependend Diabetes Mellitus (syn.: Diab. mell. Typ II)

NO

Stickstoffmonoxid

O.D.

Optische Dichte

oxLDL

oxidized Low Density Lipoprotein

P/S

Penicillin/Streptomycin-Lösung

PAI-1

Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor Type-1

PBS

Phosphate buffered saline

PD 98059

Pharmakologischer MEK-Inhibitor

PDGF

Platelet Derived Growth Factor

PECAM-1

Platelet-Endothelial Cell Adhesion Molecule-1

PGI₂

Prostaglandin I₂ = Prostazyklin

PI(3)-K

Phosphatidylinositol-3-OH-Kinase

PIC

Proteinase-Inhibitor-Cocktail

PMA

Phorbol 12-Myristat 13-Azetat

PMSF

Phenyl-Methyl-Sulfonyl-Fluorid

POD

Peroxidase

PPAR

Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor

PPRE

PPAR response element

PSH

Penicillin/Streptomycin/HEPES-Puffer – Lösung

RIPA

Radioimmunoprecipitation Assay

RXR

Retinoid X Rezeptor

SAA

Serum-Amyloid A

sCD40L

löslicher (soluble) CD 40-Ligand

SDS

Dodecylsulfat-Natriumsalz

sLe^x

sialyl Lewis X (leukozytärer E-Selectin-Ligand)

STAT

Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription, Transkriptionsfaktor

TdT

Terminal deoxynucleotidyl-Transferase

TEMED

N,N,N‘,N‘-Tetramethylethylen-Diamin

TGF-β

Transforming Growth Factor β

TIMP

Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinases

TNFα

Tumor Nekrose Faktor α

Tris-Puffer

Trishydroxymethyl-aminomethan, Tromethamol

TUNEL

TdT-mediated dUTP Nick End Labeling

Tween 20

Polysorbate 20, sorbitan mono-9octadecenoate poly(oxy-1,1ethanedlyl)

TZD

Thiazolidinedione

VCAM-1

Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1

VEGF

Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor

VEGFR

VEGF-Receptor

VLA-4

Very Late Antigene-4, VCAM-1-Ligand auf Monozyten

Wortmannin

pharmakologischer PI(3)-Kinase-Inhibitor