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. 2025 Sep 19;15(9):1344. doi: 10.3390/biom15091344
CNS Central Nervous System
NLRP3 NOD-Like Receptor Pyrin Domain-Containing Protein 3
HPA axis Hypothalamic–Pituitary–Adrenal Axis
DAMPs Damage-Associated Molecular Patterns
IL-1β Interleukin 1 β 
IL-18 Interleukin 18
PTSD Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
MR Mineralocorticoid Receptor
GR Glucocorticoid Receptor
SNS Sympathetic Nervous System
IL-6 Interleukin 6
TNF-α Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha
IL-1α Interleukin-1 -α
BBB Blood–Brain Barrier
IFN-γ Interferon Gamma
CRH Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone
ACTH Adrenocorticotropic Hormone
TLRs Toll-Like Receptors
NF-κB Nuclear Factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells
MAPK Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase
ATP Adenosine Triphosphate
BNST Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis
BDNF Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor
CREB cAMP Response Element-Binding Protein
NMDA receptor N-Methyl-D-Aspartate Receptor
AMPA receptor α-Amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid Receptor
CaM-KII Calcium/Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase II
LTP Long-Term Potentiation
GLT-1 Glutamate Transporter 1
ICAM-1 Intercellular Adhesion Molecule 1
VCAM-1 Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule 1
PVN Paraventricular Nucleus (of the hypothalamus)
GSDMD Gasdermin D
MC2R Melanocortin 2 Receptor
AP-1 Activator Protein 1
ASC Apoptosis-Associated Speck-Like Protein Containing a CARD
PYD Pyrin Domain
CARD Caspase Activation and Recruitment Domain
TLR4 Toll-Like Receptor 4
ROS Reactive Oxygen Species
TXNIP Thioredoxin-Interacting Protein
NEK7 NIMA-Related Kinase 7
TREM2 Triggering Receptor Expressed on Myeloid Cells 2
CX3CR1 CX3C Chemokine Receptor 1
CRS Chronic Restraint Stress
GSDMD-N N-terminal of Gasdermin D
HDAC2 Histone Deacetylase 2
mtDNA Mitochondrial DNA
PAMPs Pathogen-Associated Molecular Patterns
LPS Lipopolysaccharide
MCC950 (CRID3) MCC950 (Cytokine Release Inhibitory Drug 3)
AMPK AMP-Activated Protein Kinase
mtROS Mitochondrial Reactive Oxygen Species
β-HB Beta-Hydroxybutyrate
CRP C-Reactive Protein
TLR Toll-Like Receptor
HMGB1 High Mobility Group Box 1
PRRs Pattern Recognition Receptors 
LRR Leucine-Rich Repeat