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. 2019 Aug 8;20(16):3877. doi: 10.3390/ijms20163877
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