| α -syn | α-synuclein |
| Aβ | β-amyloid |
| AD | Alzheimer’s disease |
| AIM2 | absent in melanoma 2 |
| ALS | amyotrophic lateral sclerosis |
| AMP | antimicrobial peptides |
| APCs | antigen-presenting cells |
| APOE | apolipoprotein E |
| ASC | apoptosis-associated speck-like protein containing a carboxy-terminal CARD |
| BMDCs | bone marrow-derived dendritic cells |
| CARD | caspase activation and recruitment domain |
| CD | Crohn’s disease |
| CIA | arthritis induced by collagen |
| CNS | central nervous system |
| DAMP | danger-associated molecular pattern |
| DCM | diabetic cardiomyopathy |
| DSS | dextran sodium sulfate |
| EAE | experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis |
| FFAs | free fatty acids |
| HFD | high-fat diet |
| IAPP | islet amyloid polypeptide |
| IBDs | Inflammatory Bowel Diseases |
| IFN | interferon |
| IL | interleukin |
| IL-1R | IL-1 receptor |
| IL-1RA | IL-1R antagonist |
| IRF | interferon regulatory factor |
| IRS-1 | insulin receptor substrate-1 |
| LDL | low-density lipoprotein |
| LPS | lipopolysaccharide |
| LRR | leucine-rich repeat |
| MALT-1 | mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma translocation protein 1 |
| MCP-1 | monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 |
| MI | myocardial infarction |
| MOG | myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein peptide |
| MPTP | 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine |
| MS | multiple sclerosis |
| MyD88 | myeloid differentiation primary response 88 |
| NADPH | nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate |
| NF-kB | nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells |
| NLR | NOD-like receptors |
| NO | nitric oxide |
| NOD | nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain |
| Nrf2 | NFE-related factor 2 |
| oxLDL | oxidized low-density lipoprotein |
| PAMP | pathogen-associated molecular pattern |
| PBMCs | peripheral blood mononuclear cells |
| PD | Parkinson’s disease |
| PNS | peripheral nervous system |
| PYRIN | amino-terminal pyrin domain |
| PRR | pattern recognition receptor |
| RA | Rheumatoid Arthritis |
| RE | Rasmussen’s Encephalitis |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| SIRT1 | Sirtuin 1 |
| T2D | type 2 diabetes |
| TAC | transverse aortic constriction |
| TLR | Toll-like receptor |
| TNBS | 2,4,6-trinitrobenzenesulfonic acid |
| TNF | tumor necrosis factor |
| TXNIP | thioredoxin-interacting protein |
| UC | ulcerative colitis |