| PUFA | polyunsaturated fatty acid |
| PLA2 | phospholipase A2 |
| PG | Prostaglandin |
| TxA2 | thromboxane A2 |
| AA | arachidonic acid |
| COX | Cyclooxygenase |
| LT | Leukotriene |
| HETE | hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid |
| LX | Lipoxin |
| LOX | lipoxygenase |
| EET | epoxyeicosatrienoic acid |
| CYP | cytochrome P450 |
| SPM | specialized pro-resolving mediator |
| EPA | eicosapentaenoic acid |
| DHA | docosahexaenoic acid |
| NSAID | nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug |
| HpETE | hydroperoxyeicosatetraenoic acid |
| CysLT | cysteinyl leukotriene |
| LTA4H | LTA4 hydrolase |
| LTC4S | LTC4 synthase |
| MaR1 | maresin 1 |
| TxAS | thromboxane A synthase |
| IL-6, 1β | interleukin-6, 1β |
| 12-HHT | 12(S)-hydroxyheptadeca-5Z,8E,10E-trienoic acid |
| TNFα | tumor necrosis factor α |
| MMP | matrix metalloproteinase |
| TGF-β1 | transforming growth factor-β1 |
| bFGF | basic fibroblast growth factor |
| cPGES | cytosolic prostaglandin E synthase |
| mPGES | membrane-associated prostaglandin E synthase |
| GPCR | G-protein coupled receptor |
| PGT | prostaglandin transporter |
| OSM | oncostatin M |
| CREB | cyclic AMP-responsive element binding |
| KLF4 | Krupple-like factor 4 |
| TIMP | tissue inhibitor of matrix metalloproteinase |
| H-PGDS | hematopoietic-type prostaglandin D synthase |
| L-PGDS | lipocalin-type prostaglandin D synthase |
| PPARγ, δ | peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ, δ |
| PGIS | prostacyclin synthase |
| uPA | urokinase-type plasminogen activator |
| VEGF | vascular endothelial growth factor |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| HO-1 | heme oxygenase-1 |
| GM-CSF | granulocyte macrophage colony-stimulating factor |
| sEH | soluble epoxide hydrolase |
| DHET | dihydroxyeicosatrienoic acids |
| SDF-1α | stromal cell-derived factor 1α |