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. 2020 Oct 12;21(20):7504. doi: 10.3390/ijms21207504
(8-oxodA) 8-oxo-7,8-dihydro-20-deoxyadenosine
(8-oxodG) 8-oxo-7,8-dihydro-20-deoxyguanosine
(AA) Aristolochic acid; Ascorbic acid
(AGS) Aicardi–Goutieres syndrome
(AhR) Aryl hydrocarbon receptor
(AIM2) Absent in melanoma 2
(ALRs) AIM2-like receptors
(AMPs) Antimicrobial peptides
(AP) Apurinic/apyrimidinic
(ATM) Ataxia telangiectasia mutated
(ATR) ATM- and Rad3-Related complex
(ATRIP) ATR interacting proteins
(B reg) B regulatory cells
(BRCA1/2) Breast Related Cancer Antigen 1/2
(CAD) Caspase-activated DNase
(CAR-T) Chimeric Antigen Receptor T cell therapies
(CCL2) C-C Motif Chemokine Ligand 2
(CD) Crohn’s disease
(cGAMP) 2′,3′-cyclic GMP-AMP
(cGAS) Cyclic GMP-AMP synthase
(CIN) Chromosome instability phenotype
(cis- UCA) cis- urocanic acid
(CLRs) C-type lectin receptors
(CRI) Cancer related inflammation
(CTLA-4) Cytotoxic T lymphocyte antigen 4
(CXCL8) C-X-C Motif Chemokine Ligand 8
(DAI) DNA-dependent activator of IFN regulatory factor
(DAMPs) Damage-associated molecular patterns
(DDR) DNA damage repair
(DDX41) DExD/H-box helicase 41
(DNA-PK) DNA-dependent protein kinase
(DR) Direct repair
(DSBs) Double-strand breaks
(dsDNA) Double-stranded DNAs
(DSBR) Double-strand break repair
(dsRNAs) Double-stranded RNAs
(Erk) Extracellular signal-activated kinase
(FA) Fanconi Anaemia repair complex
(FICZ) 6-formylindolo[3,2-b]carbazole
(GG-NER) Global Genomic Repair
(GSH) Glutathione
(HAAs) Heterocyclic aromatic amines
(HMGB1) High mobility group box 1 protein
(HR) Homologous Recombination
(HRD) Homologous recombination deficiency
(ICAM-1) Intercellular adhesion molecule-1
(ICD) Immune cell death
(ICIs) Immune checkpoint inhibitors
(ICL) Interstrand crosslink repair
(IFI16) Interferon gamma-inducible protein 16
(IFN) Interferon
(IFN-γ) Interferon-gamma
(IL-1) Interleukin-1
(IL-10) Interleukin-10
(IL-18) Interleukin-18
(IL-1β) Interleukin-1β
(IL-4) Interleukin-4
(IL-6) Interleukin-6
(iNOS) Inducible nitric-oxide synthase
(IR) Ionizing radiation
(IRFs) IFN-regulatory factors
(LET) Linear Energy Transfer
(LOH) Loss of heterozygosity
(LPS) Lipopolysaccharide
(mAbs) Monoclonal antibodies
(mDCs) Myeloid dendritic cells
(MGMT) O6-methylguanine DNA methyltransferase
(MH) Microhomology
(MM) Malignant Mesothelioma
(MMEJ) Microhomology Mediated End Joining
(MMR) Mismatch Repair
(MPM) Malignant pleural mesothelioma
(mtDNA) Mitochondrial DNA
(MyD88) Myeloid differentiation primary response gene 88
(NADPH) Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate
(NER) Nucleotide Excision Repair
(NF-kB) Nuclear factor kappa B
(NHEJ) Non-Homologous End Joining
(NKT) Natural Killer T cells
(NLRP3) NOD-, LRR- and pyrin domain-containing protein 3
(NLRs) NOD-like receptors
(NRF2) NFE2-related factor 2
(OH·) Hydroxyl radicals
(PAFs) Platelet- activating factors
(PAHs) Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
(PAMPs) Pathogen-associated molecular patterns
(PARP1) Poly-(ADP-ribose)-polymerase 1
(PARPi) PARP inhibitors
(PD1) programmed cell death protein 1
(PDL1) programmed cell death ligand 1
(PRRs) Pattern recognition receptors
(RANKL) Epidermal- derived receptor activator of nuclear factor-κB ligand
(RIG-I) Retinoic acid-inducible gene-I
(RLRs) Retinoic acid-inducible gene-I (RIG-I)-like receptors
(RNS) Reactive nitrogen species
(ROS) Reactive oxygen species
(RPA) Replication Protein A
(RT) Radiation Therapy
(SASP) Senescence associated secretory phenotype
(SDSA) Synthesis-dependent strand annealing repair
(SLE) Systemic lupus erythematosus
(SSA) Single Strand Annealing
(SSBs) Single-strand breaks
(ssDNA) Single-stranded DNA
(STING) cGAS- sensor protein stimulator of IFN genes
(STAT3) Signal Transducer And Activator Of Transcription 3
(TAI) Tumor allelic imbalance
(TAMs) Tumor-associated macrophages
(TBK1) TANK-binding kinase 1
(TC-NER) Transcription-Coupled Repair
(TCR) Transcription-Coupled Repair
(Th1) T helper 1 cells
(Th17) T helper 17 cells
(Th2) T helper 2 cells
(TLRs) Toll-like receptors
(TMB) Tumor mutational burden
(TME) Tumor microenviroment
(TNF-α) Tumor necrosis factor alpha
(TRCs) Transcription-replication conflicts
(Treg) T regulatory cells
(TREX) 1 Three prime repair exonuclease
(UVR) Ultraviolet radiation
(Vit C) Vitamin C