| AKT | Protein kinase B |
| ART | Antiretroviral therapy |
| BAD | BCL-2 associated agonist of cell death |
| BAK | BCL-2 antagonist/killer |
| BAX | Bcl-2 associated x apoptosis regulator |
| BCL-2 | B-cell lymphoma 2 |
| BCL-XL | B-cell lymphoma-extra large |
| BFL-1 | BCL-2-related protein A1 |
| BIM | BCL-2 Interacting Mediator of cell death |
| BIRC2 | Baculoviral IAP repeat-containing protein 2 |
| CHX | Cycloheximide |
| cIAP1 | Cellular Inhibitor of Apoptosis Protein 1 |
| cIAP2 | Cellular Inhibitor of Apoptosis Protein 2 |
| CNS | Central nervous system |
| CSF-1R | Macrophage colony-stimulating factor receptor |
| CTL | Cytotoxic lymphocyte |
| DISC | Death-inducing signalling complex |
| Env | Envelope |
| FasL | Fas ligand |
| FasR | Fas receptor |
| GALT | Gut-associated lymphoid tissue |
| GM-CSF | Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor |
| HIV | Human immunodeficiency virus |
| IAP | Inhibitor of apoptosis |
| LPS | Lipopolysaccharide |
| M-CSF | Macrophage colony-stimulating factor |
| MCL-1 | Myeloid cell leukaemia-1 |
| MDM | Monocyte-derived macrophages |
| MHC-I | Major histocompatibility complex class I |
| NK | Natural killer |
| PBMC | Peripheral blood mononuclear cell |
| PI3K | Phosphoinositide 3-kinase |
| PWH | People with HIV |
| SIV | Simian immunodeficiency virus |
| SMAC | Second mitochondria-derived activator of caspases |
| TNFα | Tumour necrosis factor alpha |
| TRAIL | Tumour necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand |
| TREM-1 | Triggering Receptor Expressed on Myeloid Cells-1 |
| VCC | Virus-containing compartment |
| XIAP | X-linked Inhibitor of Apoptosis Protein |