| A disintegrin and metalloproteinase 17 | ADAM17 |
| Angiotensin 1–7 | Ang 1–7 |
| Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 | ACE2 |
| Cluster of differentiation 26 | CD26 |
| Coronavirus disease 2019 | COVID-19 |
| Diabetes mellitus | DM |
| Diabetic ketoacidosis | DKA |
| Dipeptidyl peptidase-4 | DPP4 |
| Glucagon-like peptide-1 | GLP-1 |
| Hexosamine biosynthetic pathway | HBP |
| Interferon regulatory factor–5 | IRF5 |
| Middle East respiratory syndrome | MERS |
| Renin–angiotensin system | RAS |
| Severe acute respiratory syndrome | SARS |
| Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Sodium–glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitor | SGLT2i |
| Spike | S |
| Transmembrane serine protease 2 | TMPRSS2 |