| ARDS | acute respiratory distress syndrome |
| BMI | body mass index |
| IKK | inhibitor of κB kinase |
| GPCR | G-protein coupled receptor |
| LAs | Local Anesthetics |
| LPS | lipopolysaccharide |
| MAPK | mitogen activated protein kinase |
| NAS | nominal analogue scale |
| SARS | severe acute respiratory syndrome |
| TLA | therapy with Local Anesthetics, Therapeutic Local Anesthesia |
| TLR | toll-like receptor |
| TLR4 | toll-like receptors 4 |
| TNF-α | tumor necrosis factor-alpha |
| VGSC | voltage-gated sodium channels |