| AKT | RAC- serine/threonine-protein kinase |
| AMPK | 5′-AMP-activated protein kinase catalytic subunit alpha-2 |
| AP-1 | activator protein 1 |
| Bcl-2 | apoptosis regulator Bcl-2 (B-cell lymphoma 2) |
| Bcl-XL | apoptosis regulator Bcl-X (B-cell lymphoma-extra-large) |
| C/EBPα | CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein alpha |
| cAMP | cyclic adenosine monophosphate |
| CD11a | integrin alpha-L |
| CD11b | integrin alpha-M |
| CD18 | integrin beta-2 |
| CD29 | integrin beta-1 |
| CD32 | low affinity immunoglobulin gamma Fc region receptor II-b |
| CD36 | platelet glycoprotein 4 |
| CD49d | integrin alpha-4 |
| CD83 | cluster of differentiation 83 antigen |
| CD86 | T-lymphocyte activation antigen CD86 |
| CD96 | T-cell surface protein tactile |
| c-Myc | proto-oncogene protein Myc |
| c-Jun | AP-1 transcription factor subunit |
| CR3 | complement receptor 3 C |
| DLK1 | protein delta homolog 1 |
| Drp1 | dynamin-1-like protein |
| Dsg3 | desmoglein-3 |
| EEA-1 | early endosome antigen 1 |
| EGFR | epidermal growth factor receptor |
| EIF4E | eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4E |
| EMT | epithelial–mesenchymal transition |
| ERK1/2, (p42-44, MAPK) | mitogen-activated protein kinases 3 and 1 |
| FAK | focal adhesion kinase |
| FoxG1 | forkhead box protein G1 |
| GFAP | glial fibrillary acidic protein |
| HIF-1α | hypoxia-inducible factor 1-alpha |
| HLA-DR | HLA class II histocompatibility antigen gamma chain |
| HMGA-2 | high mobility group protein HMGI-C |
| HSF1 | heat shock factor protein 1 |
| HSP90α | heat shock protein HSP 90-alpha |
| ICAM-1 | intercellular adhesion molecule 1 |
| IFN-γ | interferon gamma |
| IL-1β | interleukin 1 beta |
| IL-2R | interleukin 2 receptor |
| IL-6 | interleukin 6 |
| IL-8 | interleukin 8 |
| IκB-α, IKK | NF-κB inhibitor alpha |
| JAM-1 | junctional adhesion molecule A |
| JNK | mitogen-activated protein kinase 8 |
| LAMP1 | lysosome-associated membrane glycoprotein 1 |
| LC3-II | microtubule-associated proteins 1A/1B light chain 3B |
| LXRβ | liver X receptor beta |
| MAL | myocardin-related transcription factor A |
| MCP-1 | monocyte chemoattractant protein 1 |
| Met72 | melanoma cell-surface 72 Kd-glycoprotein |
| MHC | major histocompatibility complex |
| MIP-3α | macrophage inflammatory protein-3 alpha |
| MMP-2 | matrix metalloproteinase-2 |
| MMP-9 | matrix metalloproteinase-9 |
| moDC | monocyte-derived dendritic cells |
| MORs | mu-opioid receptors |
| mTOR | mammalian target of rapamycin |
| mTORC1 | mTOR complex 1 |
| MyoD | myoblast determination protein 1 |
| NADH | nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide, reduced form |
| NF-κB | nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells |
| NIS | sodium/iodide cotransporter |
| Notch1 | neurogenic locus notch homolog protein 1 |
| p16 | cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 2A |
| p21 | cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 1 |
| p38 | mitogen-activated protein kinase 11 |
| p53 | cellular tumor antigen p53 |
| PAK1 | serine/threonine-protein kinase PAK1 |
| pAKT | RAC- serine/threonine-protein kinase, phosphorylate form |
| PDGFR | platelet-derived growth factor receptor |
| PdtIns-4-P 5-kinase | phosphatidylinositol 4-phosphate 5-kinase |
| PKA | cAMP-dependent protein kinase |
| PMN | polymorphonuclear neutrophils |
| PPARγ | peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma |
| pRb | retinoblastoma-associated protein |
| pRBC | Plasmodium falciparum-parasitized erythrocytes |
| Pref1 | preadipocyte factor |
| pS6K | ribosomal protein S6 kinase, phosphorylate form |
| pULK1 | unc-51 like autophagy activating kinase 1, phosphorylate form |
| PV-IgG | pemphigus vulgaris autoantibodies |
| Rab11 | Ras-related protein Rab-11 |
| RagC | Ras-related GTP-binding protein C |
| rpS6 | 40S ribosomal protein S6 |
| Rip1, Rip2 | receptor-interacting serine/threonine-protein kinase 1 and 2 |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| SA-β-gal | senescence-associated beta-galactosidase |
| SDF-1α | stromal cell-derived factor 1 |
| SMG | simulated microgravity |
| Snail1 | snail family transcriptional repressor 1 |
| TF | transcription factor |
| Tg | thyroglobulin |
| ThOX | thyroid oxidase |
| TGF-β | transforming growth factor beta |
| TJ/AJ | tight junction/adherent junction |
| TNF-α | tumor necrosis factor alpha |
| Tom20 | mitochondrial import receptor subunit |
| TRAF1 | TNF receptor-associated factor 1 |
| UPP1 | uridine-phosphorylase 1 |
| VEGF | vascular endothelial growth factor |
| VASP | vasodilator-stimulated phosphoprotein |
| ZEB1 | zinc finger E-box-binding homeobox 1 |
| ZO-1 | Zonula occudens-1 (tight junction protein 1) |