| AIDS | Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome |
| AIM2 | Absent in melanoma 2 |
| ASC | Apoptosis-associated speck-like protein containing a CARD |
| BB | B-box-type zinc finger |
| CARD | Caspase recruitment domains |
| CARD8 | Caspase recruitment domain-containing protein 8 |
| CC | Coiled-coil domain |
| cGAS | cyclic GMP-AMP synthase |
| DNA | Deoxyribonucleic acid |
| ELISA | Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay |
| FIIND | Function to find domain |
| FP | Fluorescent protein |
| GSDMD | Gasdermin D |
| HIV-1 | Human immunodeficiency virus 1 |
| HLAC | Human lymphoid aggregate culture |
| HTRF | Homogeneous time-resolved fluorescence |
| IAV | Influenza A virus |
| IL-1β | Interleukin-1 beta |
| LDH | Lactate dehydrogenase |
| LRA | Latency reversal agents |
| LRR | Leucine-rich repeat |
| MAP | Mitogen-activated protein |
| MLKL | Mixed lineage kinase domain-like pseudokinase |
| NACHT | NAIP, CIITA, HET-E and TP1 |
| NLRP1 | NACHT, LRR and PYD domains-containing protein 1 |
| NLRP3 | NACHT, LRR and PYD domains-containing protein 3 |
| NNRTI | Non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors |
| PR | Protease |
| PYD | Pyrin Domain |
| RNA | Ribonucleic acid |
| RIPK1 | Receptor-interacting serine/threonine-protein kinase 1 |
| RSV | Respiratory syncytial virus |
| SFV | Semliki Forest virus |