| AASA | Aminoadipic semialdehyde |
| ABC | ATP-binding Cassette |
| ACOT-8 | Acyl-coenzyme A thioesterase 8 |
| ACOX1 | Acyl-coenzyme A oxidase 1 |
| AD | Alzheimer’s disease |
| AMN | Adrenomyeloneuropathy |
| AMPK | Adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase |
| AMPs | Antimicrobial peptides |
| cALD | Cerebral adrenoleukodystrophy |
| CD | Cluster of differentiation |
| CEL | Carboxyethyl-lyine |
| CerS | Ceramide synthase |
| COX | Cyclooxygenase |
| CNS | Central nervous system |
| DHA | Docosahexaenoic acid, C22:6 n-3 |
| DAG | Diacyl glycerol |
| DPA | Docosapentaenoic acid, C22:5 n-3 |
| dsRNA | Double-stranded RNA |
| EPA | Eicosapentaenoic acid, C20:5 n-3 |
| Fis1 | Fission 1 protein |
| GPX | Glutathion peroxidase |
| GSA | Glutamic semialdehyde |
| HCMV | Human cytomegalovirus |
| HepB/C | Hepatitis B or C virus |
| HIV | Human immunodeficiency virus |
| Hnf4 | Hepatonuclear factor 4 |
| IFN | Interferon |
| I-κB | Inhibitor of NF-κB |
| IKK | I-κB kinase |
| IL | Interleukin |
| iNKT | invariant natural killer T cells |
| IPF | Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis |
| LCFAs | Long-chain fatty acids |
| LPS | Lipopolysaccharide |
| MDAL | Malonedialdehyde-lysine |
| MAPK | Mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| MAVS | Mitochondrial antiviral signaling adaptor |
| MCFAs | Medium-chain fatty acids |
| MFP-2 | Multifunctional protein-2 |
| MHC | Major histocompatibility complex |
| MS | Multiple sclerosis |
| MUFAs | Monounsaturated fatty acids |
| Nef | Negative regulatory factor |
| NF-κB | Nuclear Factor kappa-light-chain- -enhancer of activated B cells |
| NK | Natural killer |
| NO | Nitric oxide |
| PBD | Peroxisome biogenesis disorder |
| PBMC | Peripheral blood mononuclear cells |
| PEX | Peroxin |
| PKC | Protein kinase C |
| PRRs | Pattern recognition receptors |
| PTS | Peroxisome targeting signal |
| PUFAs | Polyunsaturated fatty acids |
| RIG-1 | Retinoic acid inducible gene 1 |
| RLRs | RIG-I-like receptors |
| RNS | Reactive nitrogen species |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| ssRNA | Single stranded RNA |
| TGF-β | Transforming growth factor beta |
| TLR | Toll-like receptor |
| TNF-α | Tumor necrosis factor |
| TNFR | Tumor necrosis factor receptor |
| TREM2 | Triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 |
| VLCFAs | Very long-chain fatty acids |
| vMIA | Viral mitochondria-localized inhibitor of apoptosis |
| Vps1 | Vacuolar protein sorting-associated protein |
| X-ALD | X-linked Adrenoleukodystrophy |