| A3AR | A3 adenosine receptor |
| Abl2 | Abelson tyrosine kinase 2 |
| AKT/PKB | serine/threonine-specific protein kinase/protein kinase B; |
| BCR-ABL TK | breakpoint cluster region protein-Abelson tyrosine kinase; |
| BTK | Bruton’s tyrosine kinase |
| C5aR or C3aR | complement component receptor |
| CD | cluster of differentiation |
| CXCR2 | C-X-C motif chemokine receptor 2 |
| DAG | diacylglycerol |
| DNA | deoxyribonucleic acid. |
| EF1A2 | elongation factor 1-alpha 2 |
| ERK1/2 | extracellular signal-related protein kinase 1/2 |
| FGFR | fibroblast growth factor receptor; |
| GM-CSF | granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor |
| GM-CSFR | granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor receptor |
| IFN | interferon |
| IFN-g | interferon gamma |
| IFN-gR | interferon gamma receptor |
| IL | interleukin |
| IL-1B | interleukin 1-beta |
| IL-1BR | interleukin-1-beta receptor |
| IL-6 | interleukin 6 |
| IL-6R | interleukin 6 receptor |
| IL-8 | interleukin 8 |
| IP3 | inositol trisphosphate |
| JAK | Janus tyrosine kinase |
| MAPK | mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| miR | micro-ribonucleic acid |
| mTOR | mammalian target of rapamycin |
| MYD88 | myeloid differentiation primary response 88 |
| PDGFR | platelet-derived growth factor receptor |
| PI3K | phosphoinositide 3-kinase |
| PIP2 | phosphatidylinositol (4,5)-bisphosphate |
| PIP3 | phosphatidylinositol (3,4,5)-triphosphate |
| Ras | rat sarcoma |
| SRC | cytoplasmic tyrosine kinase |
| ST2 | serum stimulation 2 |
| STAT | signal transducer and activator of transcription |
| TLR | Toll-like receptor |
| TNF | tumor necrosis factor |
| VEGF | vascular endothelial growth factor |
| VEGFR | vascular endothelial growth factor receptor |
| XPO1 | exportin-1 |
| ‘C’ | denotes complement component |