| α7nAChR | alpha 7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor |
| Aβ | amyloid-beta |
| AANAT | aralkylamine N-acetyltransferase |
| ACC | acetyl-CoA carboxylase |
| ACE2r | angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 receptor |
| acetyl-CoA | acetyl-coenzyme A |
| AhR | aryl hydrocarbon receptor |
| BAME | Black Asian and Minority Ethnic |
| CD8+ | cluster of differentiation 8 |
| COVID-19 | coronavirus disease-19 |
| COX2 | cyclooxygenase 2 |
| CRH | corticotropin-releasing hormone |
| CVD | cardiovascular disease |
| CYP | cytochdrome P450 |
| DPP-4 | Dipeptidyl peptidase 4 |
| EGCG | epigallocatechin gallate |
| EP4 | prostaglandin E2 receptor 4 |
| HMGB | high-mobility group box |
| IDO | indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase |
| IFN | interferons |
| IL | interleukin |
| LPS | lipopolysaccharide |
| MDSC | myeloid-derived suppressor cells |
| N-ASph | N-acetylsphingosine |
| NAS | N-acetylserotonin |
| NK | natural killer |
| OXPHOS | oxidative phosphorylation |
| PDC | pyruvate dyhydroganse complex |
| PDK | pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase |
| PGE2 | prostaglandin E2 |
| ROCK | RhoA-associated kinase |
| S1P | sphingosine-1-phosphate |
| SARS-CoV-2 | Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome associatedcoronavirus |
| SNP | single nucleotide polymorphism |
| SOD | superoxide dismutase |
| SphK | sphingosine kinase |
| SPM | specialized pro-resolving mediators |
| TCA | tricarboxylic acid |
| TCDD | 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin |
| TDO | tryptophan 2,3-dioxygenase |
| TLR | toll-like receptor |
| TNF | tumor necrosis factor |