AA	arachidonic acid
AIDS	acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
BBB	blood–brain barrier
CCL2	C-C motif chemokine ligand 2
CNS	central nervous system
CVD	cardiovascular disease
DAG	diacylglycerol
FA	fatty acid
HAART	highly active antiretroviral therapy
HAND	HIV-associated neurocognitive disorder
HIV-1	human immunodeficiency virus type I
IP3	inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate
LDL	low-density lipoprotein
LPA	lysophosphatidate
LPC	lysophosphatidylcholine
Lp-PLA2	lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2
LPS	lipopolysaccharide
LT	leukotriene
NF-kB	nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells
NO	nitric oxide
PAF	platelet-activating factor
PC	phosphatidylcholine
PC-PLC	phosphatidylcholine specific phospholipase C
PG	prostaglandin
PI	phosphoinositide
PI-PLC	phosphoinositide-specific phospholipase C
PL	phospholipase
PLA2	phospholipase A2
cPLA2	cytosolic PLA2
iPLA2	Ca2+-insensitive phospholipase A2
sPLA2	secretory phospholipase A2
ROS	reactive oxygen species
SIV	simian immunodeficiency virus
TNF	tumor necrosis factor