| α7nAChR | alpha 7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor |
| Aβ | amyloid-beta |
| AANAT | aralkylamine N-acetyltransferase |
| ACC | acetyl-CoA carboxylase |
| Acetyl-CoA | acetyl-coenzyme A |
| AhR | aryl hydrocarbon receptor |
| AMPK | AMP-activated protein kinase |
| CD8+ | cluster of differentiation 8 |
| COVID-19 | coronavirus disease-19 |
| COX | cyclooxygenase |
| CRH | corticotropin-releasing hormone |
| CSC | cancer stem-like cells |
| CYP | cytochdrome P450 |
| EGCG | epigallocatechin gallate |
| EP4 | prostaglandin E2 receptor 4 |
| FICZ | 6-formylindolo[3,2-b]carbazole |
| HIF | hypoxia-inducible factor |
| HMGB | high-mobility group box |
| IDO | indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase |
| IFN | interferon |
| IL | interleukin |
| JAK | Janus-activated kinase |
| LAG-3 | lymphocyte-activation gene 3 |
| LPS | lipopolysaccharide |
| MDSC | myeloid-derived suppressor cells |
| MHC | major histocompatibility complex |
| NAS | N-acetylserotonin |
| NK | natural killer |
| NLRP3 | NOD-, LRR- and pyrin domain-containing protein 3 |
| O-GlcNAc | O-linked-N-acetylglucosaminylation |
| OXPHOS | oxidative phosphorylation |
| PDC | pyruvate dyhydroganse complex |
| PD-1 | programmed cell death-1 |
| PD-L1 | programmed cell death ligand 1 |
| PDK | pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase |
| PGE2 | prostaglandin E2 |
| PP2A | protein phosphatase 2A |
| RACK1 | ribosomal receptor for activated C-kinase 1 |
| S1P | sphingosine-1-phosphate |
| SARS-CoV-2 | severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus |
| SNP | single-nucleotide polymorphism |
| SOD | superoxide dismutase |
| STAT | signal transducer and activator of transcription |
| TCA | tricarboxylic acid |
| TCDD | 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin |
| TDO | tryptophan 2,3-dioxygenase |
| TGF | transforming growth factor |
| TIM-3 | T cell immunoglobulin and mucin domain 3 |
| TLR | toll-like receptor |
| TNF | tumour necrosis factor |
| Treg | regulatory T cells |
| TUG | taurine upregulated |
| YY1 | yin yang 1 |