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. 2025 Jun 4;47(6):417. doi: 10.3390/cimb47060417
15-LOX 15-lipoxygenase
A1 A1 phenotype astroglia
A2 A2 phenotype astroglia
AAV Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis
AD Alzheimer’s disease
ALX/FPR2 ALX/formyl peptide receptor 2
AMPK AMP-activated protein kinase
AP-1 Activator protein 1
Arg-1 Arginase 1
ASC Apoptosis-associated speck-like protein containing a CARD
APC Antigen-presenting cell
ATP Adenosine triphosphate
Amyloid beta
BAFF B-cell activating factor
BBB Blood–brain barrier
BDNF Brain-derived neurotrophic factor
BIM Bcl-2 interacting mediator of cell death
C1q Complement component 1q
C3 Complement component 3
C3a Complement component 3a
C3aR Complement component 3a receptor
C3b Complement component 3b
C5 Complement component 5
C5a Complement component 5a
C5aR1 Complement component 5a receptor 1
cAMP Cyclic adenosine monophosphate
CARD Caspase activation and recruitment domain
CCL2 Chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 2
CD11b Cluster of differentiation 11b
CD18 Cluster of differentiation 18
CD19 Cluster of differentiation 19
CD20 Cluster of differentiation 20
CD52 Cluster of differentiation 52
CD200 Cluster of differentiation 200
ChemR23 Chemokine-like receptor 1
CI Confidence interval
c-Jun c-Jun proto-oncogene
CNS Central nervous system
COX Cyclooxygenase
COX-1 Cyclooxygenase 1
COX-2 Cyclooxygenase 2
cPLA2 Cytosolic phospholipase A2
CR3 Complement receptor 3
CREB cAMP response element-binding protein
CSF1R Colony-stimulating factor 1 receptor
CX3CL1 C-X3-C motif chemokine ligand 1
CX3CR1 C-X3-C motif chemokine receptor 1
CXCL10 C-X-C motif chemokine ligand 10
DAMP Damage-associated molecular pattern
DHA Docosahexaenoic acid
DNA Deoxyribonucleic acid
EP E-prostanoid receptor (PGE2 receptor)
EP1 E-type prostanoid receptor 1
EP2 E-type prostanoid receptor 2
EP3 E-type prostanoid receptor 3
EP4 E-type prostanoid receptor 4
EPA Eicosapentaenoic acid
ERK Extracellular signal-regulated kinase
FASL Fas ligand
GPCR G protein-coupled receptor
GPR32 G protein-coupled receptor 32
GR Glucocorticoid receptor
GRE Glucocorticoid response element
HMGB1 High mobility group box 1
Hsp Heat shock protein
HSP70 Heat shock protein 70
HSP90 Heat shock protein 90
ICAM-1 Intercellular adhesion molecule 1
IFN-β Interferon beta
IFNβ-1a Interferon beta-1a
IGF-1 Insulin-like growth factor 1
IKK IκB kinase
IKKε IκB kinase epsilon
IL-10 Interleukin 10
IL-12 Interleukin 12
IL-17 Interleukin 17
IL-17A Interleukin 17A
IL-1R Interleukin 1 receptor
IL-1α Interleukin 1 alpha
IL-1β Interleukin 1 beta
IL-23 Interleukin 23
IL-6 Interleukin 6
IL-6R Interleukin 6 receptor
iNOS Inducible nitric oxide synthase
IRAK1 Interleukin 1 receptor-associated kinase 1
IRAK4 Interleukin 1 receptor-associated kinase 4
IRF Interferon regulatory factor
IRF3 Interferon regulatory factor 3
IκBα Inhibitor of κB alpha
JAK Janus kinase
JNK c-Jun N-terminal kinase
LC3 Microtubule-associated protein 1A/1B-light chain 3
LD Lafora disease
LOX Lipoxygenase
LXA4 Lipoxin A4
M1 M1 phenotype microglia
M2 M2 phenotype microglia
mAb Monoclonal antibody
MaR1 Maresin 1
MAC Membrane attack complex
MAPK Mitogen-activated protein kinase
MMP Matrix metalloproteinase
MMP-2 Matrix metalloproteinase 2
MMP-9 Matrix metalloproteinase 9
MRI Magnetic resonance imaging
MS Multiple sclerosis
MyD88 Myeloid differentiation primary response 88
NCLs Neuronal ceroid lipofuscinoses
NF-κB Nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B-cells
NLR NOD-like receptor
NLRP3 NLR family pyrin domain containing 3
NMDA N-methyl-D-aspartate
NMOSD Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder
NO Nitric oxide
NOX2 NADPH oxidase 2
NPSLE Neuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus
Nrf-2 Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2
NSAID Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug
OPC Oligodendrocyte precursor cell
OR Odds ratio
P2X7 Purinergic receptor P2X, ligand-gated ion channel 7
P2Y12 Purinergic receptor P2Y, G-protein coupled, 12
p300 E1A binding protein p300
p38 p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase
p50 NF-κB p50 subunit
p53 Tumor protein 53
p65 NF-κB p65 (RelA) subunit
PAMP Pathogen-associated molecular pattern
PD Parkinson’s disease
PD1 Protectin D1
PGE2 Prostaglandin E2
PGH2 Prostaglandin H2
PI3K/AKT Phosphoinositide 3-kinase/Protein kinase B pathway
PPAR Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor
PPARγ Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma
pro-IL-18 Pro-interleukin 18
pro-IL-1β Pro-interleukin 1 beta
PRR Pattern recognition receptor
PYD Pyrin domain
Rac1 Ras-related C3 botulinum toxin substrate 1
RLR RIG-I-like receptor
RNS Reactive nitrogen species
ROS Reactive oxygen species
RR Relative risk
RRMS Relapsing–remitting multiple sclerosis
RvD1 Resolvin D1
RvE1 Resolvin E1
S100B S100 calcium-binding protein B
SPM Specialized pro-resolving mediators
SRC-1 Steroid receptor coactivator-1
STAT Signal transducer and activator of transcription
STAT1 Signal transducer and activator of transcription 1
TBI Traumatic brain injury
TBK1 TANK-binding kinase 1
TDP-43 TAR DNA-binding protein 43
TGF-β Transforming growth factor beta
TLR Toll-like receptor
TLR4 Toll-like receptor 4
TNFR1 Tumor necrosis factor receptor 1
TNFR2 Tumor necrosis factor receptor 2
TNF-α Tumor necrosis factor alpha
TRAF6 TNF receptor-associated factor 6
TRIF TIR-domain-containing adapter-inducing interferon beta
UPDRS Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale
VCAM-1 Vascular cell adhesion molecule 1
VEGF Vascular endothelial growth factor