| Abbreviation | Full Term |
| APPs | Acute Phase Proteins |
| CVD | Cardiovascular Disease |
| TRM | Tissue-Resident Macrophages |
| ROS | Reactive Oxygen Species |
| SASP | Senescence-Associated Secretory Phenotype |
| IFN-γ | Interferon Gamma |
| TNF-α | Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha |
| IL | Interleukin |
| TLR | Toll-Like Receptor |
| LPS | Lipopolysaccharide |
| MHC | Major Histocompatibility Complex |
| iNOS | Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase |
| NO | Nitric Oxide |
| VEGF | Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor |
| MMP | Matrix Metalloproteinase |
| Arg1 | Arginase-1 |
| Fizz1 | Found in Inflammatory Zone 1 |
| Ym1 | Chitinase-Like Protein 3 (Chi3l3) |
| PPARγ | Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor Gamma |
| STAT | Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription |
| NF-κB | Nuclear Factor Kappa B |
| JAK | Janus Kinase |
| MAPK | Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase |
| DC | Dendritic Cell |
| pDC | Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cell |
| mDC | Myeloid Dendritic Cell |
| NK | Natural Killer (cell) |
| Treg | Regulatory T Cell |
| Th1 | T Helper 1 Cell |
| Th17 | T Helper 17 Cell |
| BCL-2 | B-Cell Lymphoma 2 |
| HO-1 | Heme Oxygenase-1 |
| NAD+ | Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide |
| EV | Extracellular Vesicle |
| CRP/hsCRP | (High-Sensitivity) C-Reactive Protein |
| SAA | Serum Amyloid A |
| PTX3 | Pentraxin 3 |
| OPN | Osteopontin |
| sVCAM-1 | Soluble Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1 |
| sICAM-1 | Soluble Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1 |
| Lp-PLA2 | Lipoprotein-Associated Phospholipase A2 |
| CXCL8 | C-X-C Motif Chemokine Ligand 8 (IL-8) |
| MCP-1/CCL2 | Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein-1/C-C Motif Chemokine Ligand 2 |
| DAMP | Damage-Associated Molecular Pattern |
| PAMP | Pathogen-Associated Molecular Pattern |