APC	antigen presenting cell
ARE	antioxidant response element
Ca	calcium
CCL	C-C motif ligand
Cd	cadmium
CTL	cytotoxic T lymphocyte
Cu	copper
Cys	cysteine
DC	dendritic cell
Egr-1	early growth response-1
ER	endoplasmic reticulum
Fe	iron
FoxP3	Fork head box P3
Gfi-1	growth factor independent-1
GM-CSF	granulocyte macrophage-colony stimulating factor
GRE	glucocorticoid response element
GSH	glutathione (reduced)
HCV	hepatitis C virus
Hg	mercury
ICAM-1	intracellular adhesion molecule-1
IFN	interferon
IL-	interleukin
IκB	inhibitor of κB
Iκκ	IκB kinase
LPS	lipopolysaccharide
MCP	monocyte chemotactic protein
Mg	magnesium
MHC	major histocompatibility class
MIP	macrophage inflammatory protein
Mn	manganese
MRE	metal response element
MT	Metallothionein
MT-null	MT1/2 deficient
MTF-1	metal-response element-binding transcription factor-1
NF-κB	nuclear factor-kappa B
NK	natural killer
NO	nitric oxide
PMA	phorbol myristate acetate
PTP	protein tyrosine phosphatase
ROS	reactive oxygen species
STAT	signal transducer and activator of transcription
Th	T helper cell
TNF	tumor necrosis factor,
Tr1	Type-1 regulatory T cell
Treg	regulatory T cell
USF	upstream stimulatory factor
ZIP	zinc importer
Zn	zinc