| Akt | Protein kinase B |
| AP-1 | Activator protein 1 |
| APC | Antigen-presenting cell |
| BAFF | B-cell activating factor |
| BCR | B-cell receptor |
| CGRP | Calcitonin gene-related peptide |
| CMV | Cytomegalovirus |
| CNS | Central nervous system |
| COX-2 | Cyclooxygenase-2 |
| CRP | C-reactive protein |
| CXCL10 | C-X-C motif chemokine ligand 10 |
| EA-IgG | Early antigen immunoglobulin G (EBV) |
| EBNA1 | Epstein–Barr nuclear antigen 1 |
| EBV | Epstein–Barr virus |
| fMRI | Functional magnetic resonance imaging |
| HHV-6 | Human herpesvirus 6 |
| HSV | Herpes simplex virus |
| ICU | Intensive care unit |
| IFN-I | Type I interferon |
| IFN-γ | Interferon gamma |
| IgG | Immunoglobulin G |
| IL-6 | Interleukin-6 |
| JAK/STAT | Janus kinase/signal transducer and activator of transcription |
| LAT | Latency-associated transcript |
| LMP1 | Latent membrane protein 1 |
| LMP2A | Latent membrane protein 2A |
| MHC-I | Major histocompatibility complex class I |
| MICB | MHC class I chain-related B |
| MS | Multiple sclerosis |
| NF-κB | Nuclear factor kappa B |
| NKG2D | Natural killer group 2, member D |
| NK | Natural killer |
| OR | Odds ratio |
| PCR | Polymerase chain reaction |
| PET | Positron emission tomography |
| PGE2 | Prostaglandin E2 |
| PI3K | Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase |
| PRR | Pattern-recognition receptor |
| SHR | Subdistribution hazard ratio |
| SLE | Systemic lupus erythematosus |
| TAC | Trigeminal autonomic cephalalgia |
| Tfh | T follicular helper |
| TLR | Toll-like receptor |
| TNF-α | Tumor necrosis factor alpha |
| TRM | Tissue-resident memory T cell |
| VAP | Ventilator-associated pneumonia |