| ACACA | Acetyl-CoA carboxylase alpha |
| ACACB | Acetyl-CoA carboxylase beta |
| ACE2 | Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 |
| ALI | Acute lung injury |
| ARDS | Acute respiratory distress syndrome |
| ARE | Antioxidant response elements |
| CAT | Catalase |
| CDC | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| CDDO-Me | Bardoxolone-methyl |
| CNS | Central Nervous System |
| COVID-19 | Coronavirus disease 2019 |
| DM | Diabetes mellitus |
| DNMT1 | DNA methyltransferase |
| EGCG | Epigallocatechin-3-gallate |
| EpRE | Electrophilic response element |
| FASN | Fatty acid synthase |
| GCL | Glutamate-cysteine ligase |
| Glut 4 | Glucose transporter type 4 |
| GST | Glutathione S-transferase |
| HAT | Human airway trypsin-like protease |
| HFD | High-fat diet |
| HO-1 | Heme oxygenase 1 |
| ICAM-1 | Intercellular adhesion molecule 1 |
| IFN | Interferons |
| IL-6 | Interleukin-6 |
| Keap1 | Kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1 |
| MERS-CoV | Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus |
| MxA | Mx GTPases |
| NK | Natural killer |
| NQO1 | NAD(P)H: quinone oxidoreductase 1 |
| Nrf2 | Nuclear factor erythroid-derived 2-related factor 2 |
| PGE2 | Prostaglandin E2 |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| SARS-CoV | Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus |
| SARS-CoV-2 | Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 |
| SLPI | Secretory leukocyte proteinase inhibitor |
| SOD | Superoxide dismutase |
| SOD1 | Superoxide dismutase 1 |
| TMPRSS2 | Transmembrane protease serine 2 |
| TQ | Thymoquinone |
| WT | Wild type |