| ACE2 | Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 |
| AgNPs | Silver nanoparticles |
| Ala | Alanine |
| ART | Antiretroviral therapy |
| AP-1 | Activator protein 1 |
| BMP6 | Bone morphogenetic protein 6 |
| CCL4 | CC motif ligand 4 |
| CD4 | Cluster of differentiation 4 |
| cGAS | Cyclic GMP–AMP synthase |
| COVID-19 | Coronavirus disease 2019 |
| CREBH | Cyclic AMP responsive element-binding protein H |
| Ctr1 transporter | Copper transporter 1 |
| Cu-Zn SOD | Copper–zinc superoxide dismutase |
| CVB3 | Coxsackievirus B3 |
| CXCL1 | CXC motif Ligand 1 |
| DAAs | Direct-acting antivirals |
| DCs | Dendritic cells |
| DMT1 | Divalent metal transporter 1 |
| DNA | Deoxyribonucleic acid |
| DsDNA | Double-stranded deoxyribonucleic acid |
| ELISA | enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay |
| FDX1 | Ferredoxin 1 |
| Fe-S | Iron-sulphur |
| FPN1 | Ferroportin 1 |
| FTN | Ferritin |
| GMP-AMP | Guanosine monophosphate–adenosine monophosphate |
| GPXs | Glutathione peroxidases |
| GSH | Glutathione |
| gp120 | Glycoprotein 120 |
| H1N1 | Hemagglutinin type 1 and neuraminidase type 1 |
| HAV | Hepatitis A Virus |
| Hb | Haemoglobin |
| HBC | Hepatitis C virus |
| HBV | Hepatitis B virus |
| HCC | Hepatocellular carcinoma |
| HCMV | Human cytomegalovirus |
| HIV | Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 |
| HSV | Herpes simplex virus |
| IAV | Influenza A |
| IFNs | Interferons |
| IL-1β | Interleukin-1 beta |
| IL-2 | Interleukin-2 |
| IL-6 | Interleukin-6 |
| IL-8 | Interleukin-8 |
| K | Potassium |
| LFA-1/ICAM-1 | Lymphocyte function-associated antigen 1/Intercellular adhesion molecule 1 |
| LOX | Lysyl oxidase |
| MnSOD | Manganese superoxide dismutase |
| NF-κB | Nuclear factor kappa B |
| NK | Natural killer |
| Nrf2 | Nuclear factor erythroid 2–related factor 2 |
| NTBI | Non-transferrin-bound iron |
| p24 | Protein 24 |
| PLpro | Papain-like protease |
| RDA | Recommended dietary allowance |
| RdRp | RNA-dependent RNA polymerase |
| RNA | Ribonucleic acid |
| RNS | Nitrogen species |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| SARS-CoV-2 | Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 |
| SeNPs | Selenium nanoparticles |
| SOD | Superoxide dismutase |
| SODs | Superoxide dismutases |
| TCA | Tricarboxylic acid |
| TfR1 | Transferrin receptor |
| TNF-α | Tumor necrosis factor alpha |
| TXNRDs | Thioredoxin reductases |
| ZO-1 | Zonula occludens-1 |