| Ø | diameter |
| Ac | acetylation |
| ALI | acute lung injury |
| ALS | amyolotrophic lateral sclerosis |
| AP1 | activator protein 1 |
| APC | antigen presenting cell |
| AS | ankylosis spondylitis |
| C | colitis |
| CAT | cardiac allograft transplantation |
| CD | cluster of differentiation |
| CF | cystic fibrosis |
| ChIP | chromatin immunoprecipitation |
| CIA | collagen-induced arthritis |
| CLP | cecal ligation and puncture |
| CNS | conserved non-coding region |
| CREB | cAMP-responsive element binding protein |
| CTLA4 | cytotoxic T lymphocyte associated protein 4 |
| ETS | E26-AMV virus oncogene cellular homologue |
| f | female |
| Foxp3 | Forkhead-box-protein P3 |
| g | gauge |
| H | histone |
| HAT | histone acetyltransferase |
| HDAC | histone deacetylase |
| HIF | hypoxia-inducible factor |
| HMGB1 | high-mobility-group-protein B1 |
| HP1 | heterochromatin protein-1 |
| i | in vitro |
| IBD | inflammatory bowel disease |
| ICOS | inducible T-cell costimulatory |
| Ikzf2 | ICAROS family zinc finger 2 |
| IPEX | immune dysregulation polyendocrinopathy and enteropathy |
| K | lysine |
| LPS | lipopolysaccharide |
| m | male |
| Me | methylation |
| MHC | major histocompatibility complex |
| MLN | mesenteric lymph nodes |
| MS | multiple sclerosis |
| NFAT | nuclear factor of activated T cells |
| NRa4 | nuclear receptor 4a |
| Nt5e | ecto-5’-nucleotidase |
| OXPHOS | oxidative phosphorylation |
| p | periphery |
| PC | peritoneal cavity |
| PGC1α | PPARgamma coactivator alpha |
| PIAS | protein inhibitor of activated STAT |
| PSO | psoriasis |
| PTEN | phosphatase and tensin homologue |
| RA | rheumatoid arthritis |
| Pde3b | phosphodiesterase 3b |
| RAR | retinoid acid receptor |
| RUNX | Runt-related transcription factor 1 |
| RXR | retinoid X receptor |
| SAHA | suberoylanilide hydroxamic acid |
| Satb1 | special AT-rich sequence binding protein |
| SIRT | silent information regulator |
| Smad | small mothers against decapentaplegic |
| SP | single positive |
| SSc | systemic sclerosis |
| STAT | signal transducer and activator of transcription |
| sumo | small ubiquitin-like modifier |
| t | thymus |
| T1D | type 1 diabetes |
| TCR | T cell receptor |
| TIP60 | HIV-Tat-interactive protein |
| TGF-β | transforming growth factor-beta |
| TLR | toll-like receptor |
| Treg | regulatory T cell |
| TSDR | Treg-cell specific region |