| ACEIs | ACE inhibitors |
| AdV | Adenovirus |
| AMPK | AMP-activated protein kinase |
| Ang II | angiotensin II |
| ARDS | acute respiratory distress syndrome |
| ATG | autophagy-related gene |
| BAG3 | Bcl-2-associated athanogene 3 |
| CARD | caspase recruitment domain |
| CMA | chaperone-mediated autophagy |
| E1A | early region 1A |
| eNHE | endosomal Na+/H+ exchangers |
| F | fusion protein |
| Gal-8 | Galectin-8 |
| H | hemagglutinin-neuraminidase protein |
| HAdC-B7 | human adenovirus B7 |
| L | RNA polymerase |
| LC3 | microtubule-associated protein 1 light chain 3 beta |
| LRPPRC | leucine-rich pentatricopeptide repeat-containing protein |
| LRTI | lower respiratory tract infection |
| M | matrix protein |
| MAVS | mitochondrial antiviral signaling protein |
| MERS-CoV | Middle-East respiratory syndrome coronavirus |
| N | nucleocapsid protein |
| NCOA4 | nuclear receptor coactivator 4 |
| NSP | non-structural protein |
| P | phosphoprotein |
| PESP | PCBP1-AS1-encoded small protein |
| PVI | protein VI |
| QF | Qingfei |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| RSV | respiratory syncytial virus |
| HPIV | Human parainfluenza virus |
| IAV | influenza A virus |
| IFN | interferon |
| IKK | NF-kB kinase |
| ISG15 | interferon-stimulated gene 15 |
| KPNA1 | karyopherin α1 |
| LDLR | low-density lipoprotein receptor |
| RIG-I | retinoic acid-inducible gene I |
| RLRs | retinoic acid-inducible gene I-like receptors |
| SKP2 | S-phase kinase-associated protein 2 |
| TRAF | TNF receptor-associated factor |
| TUFM | translation elongation factor mitochondrial |
| V-ATPase | vacuolar ATPase |
| VAMP8 | vesicle-associated membrane protein 8 |
| VPS34 | Class III Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase |