| AMPK | 5′-AMP-activated protein kinase |
| CLEC | C-type lectins |
| DAF | Dauer Formation |
| ETEC | Enterotoxigenic E. coli |
| FOXO | Forkhead box O |
| GST | Glutathione S-transferase |
| HSF-1 | Heat-Shock transcription Factor-1 |
| IIS | Insulin/insulin-like growth factor-1 |
| JNK | c-Jun N-terminal kinase |
| LYS | Lysozyme |
| MAMP | Microbial associated molecular pattern |
| p38 MAPK | p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| PMK-1 | Mitogen-activated protein kinase-1 |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species; |
| SKN-1 | Skinhead family member-1 |
| SOD | Superoxide dismutase |
| TGF-beta | Transforming growth factor-beta |
| TIR-1 | Toll interleukin-1 receptor-1 |
| TLR | Toll-like receptor |