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. 2026 May 14;48(5):508. doi: 10.3390/cimb48050508
ACE2 Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2
ADE Antibody-dependent enhancement
AE Adverse event
B-cell Immune B lymphocyte
BLK B-cell lymphoid tyrosine kinase
CAA Coronary artery aneurysm
CALs Coronary artery lesion
CASP3 Caspase 3
CD14 Cluster of differentiation 14
CD147 Cluster of differentiation 147, also known as EMMPRIN (Extracellular Matrix Metalloproteinase Inducer), or Basigin
CD40 Cluster of differentiation 40
CD40L Cluster of differentiation 40 ligand
CO Carbon monoxide
COVID-19 Coronavirus disease 2019
DTaP Diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis (whooping cough) vaccine
Fc fragment crystallizable region of antibody
FcγR Fc gamma receptor
FG plasma fibrinogen
GI gastrointestinal
Hep B hepatitis B
Hib Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccine
HIT histamine intolerance
HLA human leukocyte antigen
IgG immunoglobulin G
IGHV immunoglobulin heavy variable gene
IPV inactivated poliovirus vaccine
ITPKC inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate 3-kinase C
IVIG intravenous immunoglobulin
KCNN2 Potassium Calcium-Activated Channel Subfamily N Member 2
KD Kawasaki’s disease
KD-MAS Kawasaki disease complicated with macrophage activation syndrome
KD-N Kawasaki’s disease in neonates
KDSS Kawasaki disease shock/toxic-shock syndrome
KD-V Kawasaki’s disease associated with vaccination
LAL Limulus Amebocyte Lysate
LER Low endotoxin recovery
LPS Lipopolysaccharide
MAMPS Microbe-associated molecular patterns
matAbs Maternally transferred antibodies
MCAS Mast cell activation syndromes
MIS Multisystem inflammatory syndrome
MIS-A Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in adults
MIS-C Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children
MIS-N Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in neonates
MIS-V Multisystem inflammatory syndrome after COVID-19 vaccination
MMR Measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine
MPAs Monocyte-platelet aggregates
mRNA Messenger ribonucleic acid
MYH14 Myosin heavy chain 14
NA1 Neutrophil antigen 1
NO Nitric oxide
NO2 Nitric dioxide
NOx Nitrogen oxide
O3 Ozone
ORAI1 calcium release-activated calcium modulator 1
ORF Open reading frame
PAMPS pathogen-associated molecular patterns
PCT Plateletcrit
PIMS-TS Pediatric Inflammatory Syndrome temporally associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection
PM10 Inhalable particulate matter 10 μm or smaller
PM25 fine inhalable particles less than or equal to 2.5 μm in diameter
RBP3 retinol-binding protein 3
SAE Serious adverse event
SARS-CoV-2 Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
sCD14 Soluble CD14 protein
SMAD3 Mothers against decapentaplegic homolog 3
SMAD5 Mothers against decapentaplegic homolog 5
SO2 Sulfur dioxide
T-cell T lymphocyte
TCRBV2 T-cell receptor Beta-chain V2
TCRBV6 T-cell receptor Beta-chain V6
TGF-beta Transforming growth factor-beta
TGFBR2 Transforming growth factor-beta receptor type 2
TLR Toll-like receptor
VAERS Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System