| CCL | Chemokine ligand |
| CCR3 | C-C Chemokine receptor type 3 |
| CD4 | Cluster of differentiation 4 |
| CDK | Cyclin-dependent kinase |
| Cx43 | Connexin 43 |
| CXCL | C-X-C chemokine ligand |
| CXCR4 | C-X-C chemokine receptor type 4 |
| DC-SIGN | Cluster of differentiation 209 |
| DNA | Deoxyribonucleic acid |
| GABA | γ -aminobutyric acid |
| GFAP | Glial fibrillary acid protein |
| GLUT1 | Glucose transporter 1 |
| gp120 | Glycoprotein 120 |
| GRL-04810 | nonpeptidic HIV-1 protease inhibitors |
| GRL-05010 | nonpeptidic HIV-1 protease inhibitors |
| GAC | Glutaminase C |
| HCV | Hepatitis C virus |
| HIV-1 | Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 |
| IFN-γ | Interferon γ |
| IL-1β | Interleukin 1β |
| IL-6 | Interleukin 6 |
| IL-8 | Interleukin 8 |
| LC3 | Microtubule-associated protein 1A/1B-light chain 3 |
| MAP | Microtubule associated protein |
| MAPK | Microtubule associated protein kinase |
| MCP-1 | Chemokine ligand 2 |
| MRP4 | Multidrug resistance protein 4 |
| MRP5 | Multidrug resistance protein 5 |
| MVEC | Microvascular endotelial cells |
| NEF | Negative Regulatory Factor |
| NanoART | Antiretroviral treatment nanoparticle-driven |
| NNRTI | Non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors |
| PDGF | Platelet-derived growth factor |
| P-gp | P-glycoprotein |
| QUIN | Quinolinic acid |
| SYN | Synaptophysin |
| TAT | Transactivator HIV protein |
| TNF-α | Tumor necrosis factor α |
| VPR | Viral Protein R |
| β-APP | β amyloid precursor protein |