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. 2021 Mar 28;7(4):254. doi: 10.3390/jof7040254
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