**7. Abbreviations**

DC-30 (DC-Chol, 3ß-[(N´,N´-Dimethylaminoethane)-carbamoyl]-cholesterol-HCl and DOPE, Dioleoylphosphatidylethanolamine 3/7 (w/w); EGFP, enhanced green fluorescent protein; HASMC, human aorta smooth muscle cells; HAEC, human aorta endothelial cells; TM, transfection medium; DAPI, 4',6-Diamino-2-phenylindol-dihydrochlorid; mbCD, methylbeta-cyclodextrine; chlp, chlorpromazine; chtx-B, cholera toxin subunit B; tf, human transferrin; wm, wortmannin; gen, genistein; fil, filipin; noco, nocodazole; Ly, Ly294002 ; Rh, Rhodamine; cch-D, cytochalasin-D; ctrl, control; 7-AAD, 7-Amino-actinomycin
