| NSAIDs | non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs |
| SPIONs | superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles |
| MRI | magnetic resonance imaging |
| COX-2 | cyclooxygenase-2 |
| COX-1 | cyclooxygenase-1 |
| COX | cyclooxygenase |
| LPS | lipopolysaccharide |
| LOX | lipoxygenase |
| •NO | nitric oxide |
| SAR | structure-activity relationship |
| DMSO | dimethyl sulfoxide |
| MTT | N-(1-naphthyl)ethylenediamine, 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide |
| DMEM | Dulbecco’s Modified Eagle Medium |
| MEM | Minimum Essential Medium |
| FBS | foetal bovine serum |
| BSA | bovine serum albumine |
| PGG2 | prostaglandin G2 |
| ADHP | 10-acetyl-3,7-dihydroxyphenoxazine |