| HMGB1 | high mobility group box 1 protein |
| RAGE | receptor for advanced glycation end-product |
| TLR4 | toll-like receptor 4 |
| MD-2 | myeloid differentiation factor 2 |
| TIRAP | TIR domain containing adaptor protein |
| TRAM | toll-receptor-associated molecule |
| MyD88 | myeloid differentiation primary response 88 |
| TRIF | TIR-domain-containing adapter-inducing interferon-β |
| CXCL12 | C-X-C Motif Chemokine Ligand 12 |
| CXCR4 | C-X-C chemokine receptor type 4 |
| NF-κB | nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells |
| LPS | lipopolysaccharide |
| DAMP | damage-associated molecular pattern molecule |
| PAMP | pathogen-associated molecular pattern molecule |
| HDAC | histone-deacetylase |
| HAT | histone-acetylase |
| SIRT1 | sirtuin 1 |
| CRMI | nuclear exportin chromosome-region maintenance 1 |
| NLS | nuclear localization site |
| SHP-1 | Src homology 2 domain-containing protein tyrosine phosphatase 1 |
| a7nAChR | a7-nicotinic acetylcholine receptor |
| MDSC | myeloid-derived suppressor cells |
| Treg cell | regulatory T lymphocyte |
| M1 macrophage | proinflammatory macrophage |
| M2 macrophage | anti-inflammatory macrophage |
| Syn-Cre/HMGB1fl/fl mice | neuronally HMGB1 gene-deficient mice |
| CD24 | cluster of differentiation 24 |
| Siglec-10 | Sialic acid-binding Ig-like lectin 10 |