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. 2026 Mar 20;27(6):2835. doi: 10.3390/ijms27062835
α1ACT α 1-antichymotrypsin
ω-3 PUFAs ω-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids
Amyloid β
AJs Adherent junctions
ALA α-linolenic acid
AP-1 Activator protein 1, a transcription factor
AQP4 Aquaporin-4
ARA Arachidonic acid
ARE Antioxidant responsive element
CD36 Fatty acid translocase
C1q, C3 Complement component 1q, complement component 3
COX-2 Cyclooxygenase-2
DHA Docosahexaenoic acid
DPA Docosapentaenoic acid
EPA Eicosapentaenoic acid
FABPs Fatty acid-binding proteins
FATPs Fatty acid transport proteins
GDNF Glial-derived neurotrophic factor
GFAP Glial fibrillary acidic protein
GPCR Gap junction
GPCR G-protein-coupled receptor
GPR120, GPR 40 G-protein coupled receptors 120 and 40
HO-1 Heme oxygenase 1
ICAM-1 Intercellular adhesion molecule 1
IFN-γ Interferon-γ
iP Immunoproteasome
iNOS Inducible NO synthase
JAM-A Junctional adhesion molecule
JAK2 Janus kinase 2
IL-1β, IL-6 etc. Interleukin 1 beta, interleukin 6
LCN2 Lipocalin-2
LPS Lipopolysaccharide
LRP1 Low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 1
LysoPC Lysophosphatidylcholine
Mfsd2 Major facilitator superfamily domain-containing protein 2
MMPs Matrix metalloproteinases
NF-κB Nuclear factor-κb
NQO-1 NAD(P)H dehydrogenase (quinone) 1
Nrf2 Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2
NRLP3 NLR family pyrin domain-containing 3
PPARs Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors
RAGE Receptor for advanced glycation end-products
RXR Retinoid X receptor
ROS Reactive oxygen species
Shh Sonic hedgehog protein
SOD Superoxide dismutase
SPMs Specialized pro-resolving mediators
STAT3 Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3
TGF-β Transforming growth factor beta
TJs Tight junctions
TNF-α, TGF-β Tumor necrosis factor-α, tumor necrosis factor-β
VCAM-1 Vascular cell adhesion molecule 1
ZO-1 Zonula occludens 1 protein