| PRR | Pattern recognition receptor |
| PAMP | Pattern-associated molecular pattern |
| DAMP | Danger-associated molecular pattern |
| NLR | NOD-like receptor |
| AIM2 | Absent in melanoma 2 |
| MT | Methyltransferase |
| DNMT | DNA methyltransferase |
| PMT | Protein methyltransferase |
| SAM | S-adenosyl-l-methionine |
| SAH | S-adenosyl-l-homocysteine |
| PKMT | Protein-lysine methyltransferase |
| PRMT | Protein-arginine methyltransferase |
| HMT | Histone methyltransferase |
| PYD | Pyrin domain |
| ASC | Apoptosis-associated speck-like protein containing a caspase recruitment domain |
| CARD | Caspase recruit domain |
| HIN200 | Hematopoietic interferon-inducible nuclear protein 200 |
| LPS | Lipopolysaccharide |
| GSDMD | Gasdermin D |
| OMV | Outer membrane vesicle |
| RAGE | Receptor for advanced glycation end-product |
| GBP | Guanylate-binding proteins |
| Blimp-1 | B lymphocyte-induced maturation protein-1 |