| ACKR | Atypical chemokine receptor |
| ECM | Extracellular matrix |
| GAG | Glycosaminoglycan |
| Gal | Galactose |
| GalNAc | N-acetyl-galactosamine |
| GlcA | Glucuronic acid |
| GlcNAc | N-acetyl-glucosamine |
| GlcNS | Glucosamine |
| GPCR | G-protein coupled receptor |
| HS | Heparan sulphate |
| HS2ST | 2-O-sulphotransferases |
| HS6ST | 6-O-sulphotransferases |
| HS3ST | 3-O-sulphotransferases |
| IdoA | Iduronic acid |
| LPS | Lipopolysaccharide |
| MMPs | Matrix metalloproteinases |
| NADPH | Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate |
| NDSTs+ | N-deacetylase/N-sulphotranferases |
| NO | Nitric oxide |
| O2− | Superoxide anion |
| ONOO− | Peroxynitrite |
| PTM | Post-translational modifications |
| RNS | Reactive nitrogen species |
| SULF1/2 | Sulphatases |
| vCKBP | Viral chemokine binding proteins |
| 3-NT | 3-Nitrotyrosine |