| KSHV | Kaposi’s sarcoma-associated herpesvirus |
| KICS | KSHV inflammatory cytokine syndrome |
| KS | Kaposi’s sarcoma |
| PEL | Primary effusion lymphoma |
| MCD | Multicentric Castleman’s disease |
| ART | Anti-retroviral therapies |
| HHV-8 | Human herpesvirus 8 |
| LANA vFLIP |
Latency-associated nuclear antigen Viral FLICE-inhibitory protein |
| Pf | Plasmodium falciparum |
| DM | Diabetes mellitus |
| OS | Oxidative stress |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| PSA | Prostate-specific antigen |
| DCM | Dilated cardiomyopathy |
| EMT | Epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition |