| A2M | alpha-2-macroglobulin |
| A2ML1 | A2M-like-1 |
| AA | arachidonic acid |
| ADAM17 | a disintegrin and metalloprotease 17 |
| ANA | anaphylatoxin domain |
| ApoE | apolipoprotein E |
| BiP | binding immunoglobulin protein |
| BRD | bait-region domain |
| C345C | C-terminal extension of C3-5 |
| Uegf | Bmp1 |
| cAMP | cyclic adenosine monophosphate |
| CatG | cathepsin G |
| CLP | cecal ligation puncture |
| COX2 | cyclooxygenase-2 |
| cPLA2 | cytosolic phospholipase A2 |
| CR | complement-type repeats |
| CUB | complement C1r/C1s |
| CXCR2 | C-X-C motif chemokine receptor 2 |
| FGF | fibroblast growth factor |
| DAB1 | Disabled homolog 1 |
| DAG | diacyl glycerol |
| GPI | glycosyl-phosphatidyl-inositol linker |
| GRAB | G-related A2M-binding protein |
| GRK2 | G-protein-coupled receptor kinase 2 |
| GRP | cell surface glucose-regulated protein |
| HEL | hen egg lysozyme |
| HSP70 | heat shock protein 70 |
| IL | interleukin |
| IP3 | inositol trisphosphate |
| JDP | J domain protein |
| JIP | C-Jun-amino-terminal kinase-interacting protein |
| JNK | c-Jun N-terminal kinases |
| LysoPC | lysophosphatidylcholine |
| LRP-1 | low density lipoprotein receptor–related protein-1 |
| MA | methylamine |
| MAC | macroglobulin activated for cytokine binding |
| MAPK | mitogen-activated protein kinases |
| MASP | mannose-binding protein-associated serine protease |
| MBP | mannose-binding protein |
| MBL | mannose-binding lectin |
| MG | macroglobulin-like domain |
| MMP | matrix metalloproteinase |
| MT1-MMP | membrane-type 1 matrix metalloproteinase |
| NE | neutrophil elastase |
| NF-κB | nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells |
| NGF | nerve growth factor |
| NMDA | N-methyl-D-aspartate |
| OA | osteoarthritis |
| P3 | proteinase 3 |
| p75NTR | p75 neurotrophin receptor |
| PAK2 | p21-activated protein kinase-2 |
| PDGF | platelet-derived growth factor |
| PGE2 | prostaglandin E2 |
| PLCγ1 | phospholipase Cγ1 |
| PSA | prostate-specific antigen |
| PSD | post synaptic density protein |
| PTB | phosphotyrosine-binding |
| PTGS2 | prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthase-2 |
| RA | rheumatoid arthritis |
| RAP | receptor-associated protein |
| RBD | receptor binding domain |
| RhoA | Ras homolog family member A |
| Sh2 | Src homology 2 |
| SHP-2 | Sh2-containing protein tyrosine phosphatase 2 |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| SMCs | smooth muscle cells |
| TED | thioester domain |
| TEP | thioester-containing protein |
| TGF | transforming growth factor |
| TNF | tumor necrosis factor |
| trk | tyrosine receptor kinase |
| tPA | tissue plasminogen activator |
| VEGF | vascular endothelial growth factor |