| 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 |