| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| NO | Nitric oxide |
| LPS | Lipopolysaccharide |
| NFkβ | Nuclear factor kappa β |
| TNFα | Tumor necrosis factor alpha |
| IL-6 | Interleukin 6 |
| COX2 | Cyclooxygenase 2 |
| LXRα | Liver x receptor alpha |
| RNA | ribonucleic acid |
| PCR | Polymerase chain reaction |
| PPARγ | Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma |
| DMSO | Dimethyl sulfoxide |
| NOX | NADPH oxidase (nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate oxidase) |
| iNOS | Inducible nitric oxide synthase |