| ABC | Age-associated B cell |
| AD | Alzheimer’s disease |
| AMPK | AMP-activated protein kinase |
| APC | Antigen-presenting cell |
| ATAC-seq | Assay identifying transposase-accessible chromatin by sequencing |
| ATRA | All-trans-retinoic acid |
| B2M | Β-2-microglobulin |
| BACH2 | BTB domain and CNC homolog 2 |
| BCL6 | B cell lymphoma 6 |
| BET | Bromodomain and exterminal domain family |
| BIRC | Baculoviral IAP repeat-containing |
| CCR2 | C-C chemokine receptor type 2 |
| CCL | C-C motif chemokine ligand |
| CD | Cluster of differentiation |
| cDC | Conventional DC |
| CMV | Cytomegalovirus |
| c-Myc | Cellular myelocytomatosis |
| COX-2 | Cyclooxygenase 2 |
| CR | Complement receptor |
| CTL | Cytotoxic T lymphocyte |
| CXCL | C-X-C motif chemokine ligand |
| DAMP | Damage-associated molecular pattern |
| DC | Dendritic cell |
| EBV | Epstein–Barr virus |
| Ercc | Excision repair cross-complementation group |
| ERK | Extracellular signal-regulated kinase |
| FOXO1 | Forkhead box protein O1 |
| GPNMB | Glycoprotein non-metastatic melanoma protein B |
| GM-CSF | Granulocyte–macrophage colony-stimulating factor |
| gMDSC | Granulocytic myeloid-derived suppressor cell |
| HBV | Hepatitis B virus |
| HDAC | Histone deacetylase |
| HDC | Histamine dihydrochloride |
| HIF | Hypoxia-induced factor |
| HIV-1 | Human immunodeficiency virus |
| HLA-E | Human leukocyte antigen E |
| HSC | Hematopoetic stem cell |
| ICI | Immune checkpoint inhibitor |
| Ig | Immunoglobulin |
| iNOS | Inducible nitric oxide synthase |
| IFN | Interferon |
| IL | Interleukin |
| JNK | c-Jun amino-terminal kinase |
| LDL | Low-density lipoprotein |
| LFA-1 | Lymphocyte function-associated antigen 1 |
| IRF | Interferon regulatory factor |
| KC | Kupffer cell |
| KDM4 | Lysine (K)-specific demethylase 4 |
| LPS | Lipopolysaccharide |
| MAC-1 | Macrophage-1 antigen |
| MAPK | Mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| MDSC | Myeloid-derived suppressor cell |
| MHC | Major histocompatibility complex |
| miRNA | MicroRNA |
| mMDSC | Monocytic MDSC |
| mRCC | Metastatic renal cell carcinoma |
| NC | Nanocarrier |
| NET | Neutrophil extracellular trap |
| NF90 | Nuclear factor of activated T cells 90 KDa |
| NF-κB | Nuclear factor κ-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells |
| NK cell | Natural killer cell |
| NOS | Nitric oxide synthase |
| PD-L1 | Programmed cell death protein ligand 1 |
| PBMC | Peripheral blood mononuclear cells |
| PD | Parkinson’s disease |
| PMN | Polymorphonuclear neutrophilic leukocyte |
| PRDM1 | PR domain-containing 1, with ZNF domain |
| miRNA | MicroRNA |
| mTOR | Mammalian target of rapamycin |
| mTORC | mTOR complex |
| Mzi-1 | Myc-interacting zinc finger protein 1 |
| NLRP3 | NOD-like receptor family pyrin domain-containing 3 |
| NOD | Nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain |
| PAX | Paired box |
| PD-1 | Programmed cell death protein 1 |
| PDE | Phosphodiesterase |
| PD-L1 | Programmed cell death 1 ligand 1 |
| pDC | Plasmacytoid DC |
| PEG | Polyethylene glycol |
| PI3K | Phosphoinositide 3-kinase |
| RBP | RNA-binding protein |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| RUNX3 | Runt-related transcription factor 3 |
| SARS-CoV-2 | Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus type 2 |
| SASP | Senescence-associated secretory phenotype |
| SHP-1 | Src homology domain-containing protein tyrosine phosphatase-1 |
| siRNA | Small interfering RNA |
| SIRT1 | Sirtuin 1 |
| SPI1 | Spleen focus forming virus pro-viral integration oncogene 1 |
| SOCS | Suppressor of cytokine signaling |
| STAT | Signal transducer and activator of transcription |
| TCF1 | T cell factor 1 |
| TERC | Telomerase RNA component |
| TERT | Telomerase reverse transcriptase |
| TF | Transcription factor |
| Tfh | Follicular helper T cell |
| TGF-β | Transforming growth factor β |
| TLR | Toll-like receptor |
| TME | Tumor microenvironment |
| TNF-α | Tumor necrosis factor-α |
| TRAIL-R5 | TNF-related apoptosis-induced ligand receptor 5 |
| Th | T helper cell |
| Treg | Regulatory T cell |
| WIP1 | Wiskott–Aldrich syndrome protein-interacting protein 1 |
| ZFP36L1 | Zinc finger protein 36, C3H type-like 1 |