| AE | Acrodermatitis enteropathica |
| CAM | Cell adhesion molecules |
| CXCL | Chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand |
| CCL | Chemokine (C-C motif) ligand |
| CRP | C-reactive protein |
| ECM | Extracellular matrix |
| ILs | Interleukins |
| MCP-1 | Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 |
| MMP | Matrix metalloproteinase |
| MG53 | Mitsugumin 53 |
| MT | Metallothioneins |
| NF-κB | Nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells |
| PPARα | Peroxisome proliferator activated receptors-a |
| PMN | Polymorphonuclear leukocytes |
| NET | Neutrophil extracellular traps |
| NADPH | Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| TIMP | Tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases |
| TLR | Toll-like receptor |
| TRIM | Tripartite motif |
| TGFβ | Transforming Growth Factor-β |
| VEGF | Vascular endothelial growth factor |
| ZIPs | Zinc transporter proteins |