| AKT | protein kinase B |
| ALA | linoleic acid |
| ARA | arachidonic acid |
| Bcl-2 | B-cell lymphoma 2 |
| CAT | catalase |
| COX | cyclooxygenases |
| CREB | cAMP response element binding protein |
| CYP450 | cytochrome P450 |
| DHA | docosahexaenoic acid |
| EE | ethyl ester |
| EGCG | epigallocatechin gallate |
| EPA | eicosapentaenoic acid |
| FOXO | forkhead box protein O |
| FUDR | 5′-fluoro-2′-deoxyuridine |
| FADS1 | fatty acid desaturase 1 |
| GC | gas chromatography |
| GPx | glutathione peroxidase |
| GPR110 | G-protein coupled receptor 110 |
| GR | glutathione reductase |
| GSH | reduced glutathione |
| HO-1 | heme-oxygenase-1 |
| IGF-1 | insulin-like growth factor 1 |
| IL | interleukin |
| LC | liquid chromatography |
| LOX | lipoxygenases |
| LPC | lysophosphatidyl-choline |
| MaR | maresins |
| MS | mass spectrometry |
| mTOR | mechanistic target of rapamycin |
| NCDs | non-communicable diseases |
| NFE2L2 | nuclear factor erythroid 2 like 2 |
| NF-kB | nuclear factor (NF)-kappa B |
| NMR | nuclear magnetic resonance |
| NO | nitric oxide |
| NSPCs | neural stem progenitor cells |
| ω-3 PUFAs | omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids |
| ω-3 LCPUFAs | long-chain omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids |
| PI3K | phosphoinositide 3-kinase or phosphatidylinositol 3-kinases |
| PKA | protein kinase A |
| PKC | protein kinase C |
| PL | phospholipid |
| PUFAs | polyunsaturated fatty acids |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| RONS | reactive oxygen and nitrogen species |
| RvD | D-series resolvins |
| RvE | resolvins |
| SC | senescent cells |
| SOD | superoxide dismutase |
| SPM | specialized pro-resolving mediators |
| TG | triglyceride |
| TNF | tumour necrosis factor |