| CCK | CC chemokine |
| CD | cluster of differentiation |
| CISH | cytokine inducible Src homology 2 (SH2)-containing protein |
| CNTF | ciliary neurotrophic factor |
| COX-2 | cyclooxygenase-2 |
| CRFB | class II cytokine receptor family member |
| CSF | colony stimulating factor |
| DAMP | danger associated molecular pattern |
| DC-SIGN | dendritic cell-specific intercellular adhesion molecule-3-grabbing non-integrin |
| DIGIRR | double immunoglobulin IL-1R related molecule |
| γIP | gamma interferon inducible protein |
| GBP | guanylate binding protein |
| G-CSF | granulocyte colony stimulating factor |
| GM-CSF | granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor |
| HK | head kidney |
| HSC | haematopoietic stem cell |
| IGFBP | insulin growth factor binding protein |
| ICE | IL-1β converting enzyme |
| IEC | intestinal epithelial cell |
| IFN | interferon |
| IFN-γrel | interferon gamma related molecule |
| Ig | immunoglobulin |
| IL | interleukin |
| IL-1F | interleukin-1 family member |
| IL-1Ra | interleukin 1 receptor antagonist |
| IL-1RAcP | interleukin-1 receptor accessory protein |
| IL-36Ra | interleukin-36 receptor antagonist |
| ILC | innate lymphoid cell |
| iNOS | inducible nitric oxide synthase |
| IRAK | interleukin 1 receptor associated kinase |
| IRF | interferon regulatory factor |
| ISG | interferon stimulated gene |
| JAK | Janus kinase |
| LPS | lipopolysaccharide |
| LT | lymphotoxin |
| MAPK | mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| M-CSFR | macrophage colony stimulating factor receptor |
| MyD88 | myeloid differentiation factor 88 |
| NF-κB | nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells |
| nIL-1Fm | novel interleukin-1 family member |
| PBL | peripheral blood leucocyte |
| PAMP | pathogen associated molecular pattern |
| poly(I:C) | Polyinosinic-polycytidylic acid |
| PRR | pattern recognition receptor |
| ROS | reactive oxidative species |
| SIGIRR | single domain interleukin-1 receptor related molecule |
| SOCS | suppressors of cytokine signalling |
| STAT | signal transducers and activators of transcription |
| TACE | TNF-α-converting enzyme |
| TGF | transforming growth factor |
| TIR | Toll/IL-1 receptor |
| TNF | tumour necrosis factor |
| TNFSF | tumour necrosis factor superfamily member |
| TNFSFR | tumour necrosis factor superfamily member receptor |
| TRAF | tumour necrosis factor receptor associated factor |
| Treg | regulatory T cell |
| Tyk | tyrosine kinase |
| WGD | whole genome duplication |