| 15-keto-PGE2 | Dehydrogenated form of Prostaglandin E2 |
| 3-HETE | 3-hydroxy-5,8,11,14- eicosatetraenoic acid |
| 3,18-di-HETE | 3,18-dihydroxy-5,8,11,14- eicosatetraenoic acid |
| 5- HpETE | 5-hydroperoxyeicosatetraenoic acid |
| 5-LO | Enzyme 5-lipoxygenase |
| AA | Arachidonic acid |
| AA (20:4, n-6) | Arachidonic acid (20-carbon, 4 insaturations, omega 6 family) |
| ABC | ATP-binding cassette transporter |
| APCs | Antigen presenting cells |
| BLT1 | Leukotriene B4 high-affinity receptor |
| BLT2 | Leukotriene B4 Low-affinity receptor |
| CaFET3 | Candida albicans multicopper ferroxidase |
| cAMP | Cyclic adenosine monophosphate |
| CaOLE2 | C. albicans fatty acid stearyl-coenzyme A desaturase |
| CNLAC1 | Cryptococcus neoformans laccase gene |
| CNS | Central nervous system |
| COX | Cyclooxygenase |
| CRTH2 | Chemoattractant receptor-homologous molecule expressed on Th2 cells; also known as DP2, PG DP2 receptor |
| CysLT | Cysteinyl leukotriene |
| CysLTR1 | Type 1 cysteinyl leukotriene receptor |
| CYTP450 | Cytochrome P450 oxidase |
| DCs | Dendritic cells |
| DHA | Docosahexaenoic acid |
| DP1 | Prostaglandin D2 receptor 1 |
| EP (1-4) | Rhodopsin-type receptors |
| EPA | Eicosapentaenoic acid |
| ERKs | Extracellular signal-regulate kinases |
| FAs | Fatty acids |
| FLA | 5-lipoxygenase activating protein |
| FP | Prostaglandin F receptor |
| Gal-1 | Galectin-1 |
| GPCRs | G-protein coupled receptors |
| IL | Interleukin |
| IP | Prostacyclin receptor |
| LOX | Lipoxygenase |
| LPL | Lysophospholipase |
| LPTA | Lysophospholipase transacylase |
| LT | Leukotriene |
| LTA4 | Leukotriene A4 |
| LTA4H | LTA4 hydrolase |
| LTB4 | Leukotriene B4 |
| LTD4 | Leukotriene D4 |
| LTE4 | Leukotriene E4 |
| LTF4 | Leukotriene F4 |
| LTs | Leukotrienes |
| n-3 | Omega-3 |
| n-6 | Omega-6 |
| PBMC- DM | Peripheral blood monocyte-derived macrophages |
| PGs | Prostaglandins |
| PGD2 | Prostaglandin D2 |
| PGE2 | Prostaglandin E2 |
| PGEx | Uncharacterized prostaglandin |
| PGF2 | Prostaglandin F2 |
| PGG2 | Prostaglandin G2 |
| PGH2 | Prostaglandin H2 |
| PGI2 | Prostacyclin |
| PI3K | Phosphoinositide 3-kinase |
| PKA | Protein kinase A |
| PLA | Phospholipase A |
| PLB | Phospholipase B |
| PMN | Polymorphonuclear neutrophil |
| PUFA | Polyunsaturated fatty acids |
| Rvs | Resolvins |
| RvD | D-series Resolvins (RvD1-6) |
| RvE1 | E-series Resolvins (RvE1-3) |
| RvT | 13-series resolvins |
| SPM | Specialized pro-resolving mediator |
| Th | T-helper |
| TNF-α | Tumor necrosis factor alpha |
| TP | Thromboxane receptor |
| TX | Thromboxane |
| TXA2 | Thromboxane A2 |
| TXS | Thromboxane synthase |
| Δlac1 | Laccase gene Cryptococcus neoformans mutant |
| Δplb1 | Phospholipase B1 Cryptococcus neoformans mutant |