| ABCA1 | ATP-binding cassette subfamily A member 1 |
| ABCC1 | ATP-binding cassette subfamily C member 1 |
| ABCG1 | ATP-binding cassette subfamily G member 1 |
| apo | Apolipoprotein |
| ATP | Adenosine triphosphate |
| BMDCs | Bone-marrow-derived dendritic cells |
| CCL | C–C motif chemokine ligand |
| CD | Cluster of differentiation |
| Cdc42 | Cell-division control protein 42 homolog |
| CE | Cholesteryl ester |
| CETP | Cholesteryl ester transfer protein |
| COVID-19 | Coronavirus disease 2019 |
| ERK | Extracellular-regulated kinase |
| FC | Free cholesterol |
| fMLP | N-formyl-L-methionyl-L-leucyl-phenylalanine |
| FoxP3 | Forkhead box P3 |
| HDL | High-density lipoprotein |
| HIV | Human immunodeficiency virus |
| ICAM-1 | Intercellular adhesion molecule 1 |
| IFN-γ | Interferon γ |
| IL | Interleukin |
| JAK2 | Janus kinase 2 |
| LCAT | Lecithin-cholesterol acyltransferase |
| LDL | Low-density lipoprotein |
| LPC | Lysophosphatidylcholine |
| Lp-PLA2 | Lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2 |
| LPS | Lipopolysaccharide |
| LXR | Liver X receptor |
| MAPK | Mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| MCP-1 | Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 |
| M-CSF | Macrophage colony-stimulating factor |
| MHC | Major histocompatibility complex |
| NADPH | Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate |
| NET | Neutrophil extracellular trap |
| NF-κΒ | Nuclear factor-κΒ |
| NLRP3 | Nod-like receptor family pyrin domain-containing 3 |
| NO | Nitric oxide |
| Nox2 | Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate oxidase 2 |
| OVA | Ovalbumin |
| PAF | Platelet-activating factor |
| PAF-AH | Platelet-activating factor acetylhydrolase |
| PC | Phosphatidylcholine |
| PDK1 | Phosphoinositide-dependent-kinase 1 |
| PI3K | Phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase |
| PKA | Protein kinase A |
| PKC | Protein kinase C |
| PLPC | 1-palmitoyl-2-linoleoyl-phosphatidylcholine |
| PLTP | Phospholipid transfer protein |
| PON | Paraoxonase |
| PON1 | Paraoxonase 1 |
| PON3 | Paraoxonase 3 |
| rHDL | Reconstituted high-density lipoprotein |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| S1P | Sphingosine-1-phosphate |
| S1P1 | Sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor 1 |
| S1P2 | Sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor 2 |
| S1P3 | Sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor 3 |
| SAA | Serum amyloid A |
| sHDL | Synthetic high-density lipoprotein |
| SLPC | 1-stearoyl-2-linoleoyl-phosphatidylcholine |
| SMAD3 | Small mother against decapentaplegic homolog 3 |
| SPC | Sphingosylphosphorylcholine |
| SPHK | Sphingosine kinase |
| SPHK1 | Sphingosine kinase 1 |
| sPLA2 | Secretory phospholipase A2 |
| SR-BI | Scavenger receptor class B type 1 |
| STAT3 | Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 |
| TG | Triglyceride |
| Tg | Transgenic |
| Th1 | T helper type 1 |
| Th2 | T helper type 2 |
| TLR | Toll-like receptor |
| TNF | Tumor necrosis factor |
| TNF-α | Tumor necrosis factor α |
| TRAF-6 | TNF receptor-associated factor 6 |
| TRAM | TRIF-related adaptor molecule |
| TRIF | TIR-domain-containing adapter-inducing interferon-β |
| Tregs | Regulatory T cells |
| VCAM-1 | Vascular cell adhesion molecule 1 |