Ag	Antigen
ALT	Alanine aminotransaminase
APCs	Antigen-presenting cells
AST	Aspartate transaminase
BSA	Bovine serum albumin
CCL20	CC chemokine ligand-20
CHR	Contact hypersensitivity response
CPD	Cyclobutanepyrimidine dimers
COX	Cyclooxygenase
Con A	Concanavalin A
CYP450	Cytochrome P450
DCs	Dendritic cells
EAU	Experimental autoimmune uveoretinitis
EGCG	(–)-Epigallocatechin-3-gallate
EGCG3”Me	(–)-Epigallocatechin-3-O-(3-O-methyl) gallate
ECG	(–)-Epicatechin gallate
ERK	External signal-regulated kinases
FFA	Free fatty acid
GOT	Glutamic oxalacetic transaminase
GTE	Green tea extracts
GTPs	Green tea polyphenols
GSH	Glutathione
GSH-Pox	Glutathione peroxidase
HESI	Heated electrospray ionization
HDPC cells	Human dental pulp-derived cells
HDL-C	High-density lipoprotein cholesterol
HGFs	Human gingival fibroblasts
HILIC	Hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography
HO-1	Heme oxygenase-1
HF/HS	High-fat/high-sucrose
Ig	Immunoglobulin
IgM	Immunoglobulin M
IFNγ	Interferon gamma
IL	Interleukin
IKKβ	IkB kinase
iNOS	Inducible nitric oxide synthetase
IRAKs	IL-1R associated kinases
LC-MS	Liquid chromatography mass spectrometry
LDL-C	Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol
LOX	Lipoxygenase
LPS	Lipopolysacharrides
LTs	Leukotrienes
LTT	T lymphocyte transformation
MAPK	Mitogen-activated protein kinase
MDA	Malondialdehyde
MHC	Major histocompatibility complex
MMP	Matrix metalloproteinase
MPTP	1-Methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine
MSU	Monosodium urate
MS	Multiple sclerosis
MyD88	Myeloid differentiation primary response gene 88
NF-κB	Nuclear factor-κB
NLRP3	NOD-like receptor protein 3
Nk	Natural killer cells
No	Nitric oxide
Nod	Non-obese diabetic
Pamps	Pathogen-associated molecular patterns
PARP	Poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase
PCNA	Proliferating cell nuclear antigen
PD	Parkinson’s disease
p-ERK	Phosphorylated extracellular signal-regulated kinase
PGE2	Prostaglandin E2
PFC	Plaque-forming cell
PGs	Prostaglandins
PI3K	Phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase
p-JNK	Phosphorylated c-Jun N-terminal
PPARγ	Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma
PRRs	Pattern-recognition receptors
RA	Rheumatoid arthritis
RCT	Retinal-choroidal thicknesses
RNF216	Ringfinger protein 216
ROS	Reactive oxygen species
SEB	Staphylococcus aureus enterotoxin B
SRBCs	Sheep red blood cells
SS	Sjogren’s syndrome
SOD	Serum superoxide dismutase
ssRNA	Single stranded RNA
TCA	Tricarboxylic acid
Th	T helper cell
TFG	Theaflavin digallate
TG	Triglyceride
TIR	Toll/interleukin 1 receptor
TLR	Toll-like receptor
Treg	Regulatory T cell
UV	Ultraviolet
UVR	Ultraviolet radiation
WSSV	White spot syndrome virus
WAT	White adipose tissue