| AGE | advanced glycation end-products |
| ALRs | absent in melanoma 2-like receptors |
| AMPK | 5’AMP-activated protein kinase |
| ATF | activating transcription factor |
| ATP | adenosine triphosphate |
| ChLGI | chronic low-grade inflammation |
| ChSLGI | chronic systemic low-grade inflammation |
| cNOS | constitutive NO synthase |
| COX | cyclooxygenase |
| CRP | C-reactive protein |
| CS | cellular stress |
| CTL | cytotoxic T lymphocytes |
| DAMPs | damage-associated molecular patterns |
| DDR | DNA-damage response |
| DNA | deoxyribonucleic acid |
| ER | endoplasmic reticulum |
| ERAD | ER-associated degradation complex |
| ERK | extracellular signal-regulated kinase |
| EVC | exudative vascular complex |
| FFA | free fatty acids |
| GLUT-4 | glucose transporter type 4 |
| HIF | hypoxia-inducible factor |
| HLA | human leukocyte antigens |
| HSF | heat shock factor |
| HSP | heat shock protein |
| IAP | inhibitor of apoptosis proteins |
| IFN | interferon |
| IL | interleukin |
| ILC | innate lymphoid cells |
| iNOS | inducible NO synthase |
| IRE | inositol-requiring enzyme |
| JAK | Janus kinase |
| JNK | c-Jun N-terminal kinase |
| M | macrophage |
| MAPK | of mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| miRNA | microRNA |
| MS | multiple sclerosis |
| mtDNA | mitochondrial DNA |
| mTORC1 | mammalian target of rapamycin complex 1 |
| NES | neuroendocrine system |
| NF-κB | nuclear factor-κB |
| NK | natural killer cells |
| NLRP3/NLRP6 | NLR family pyrin domain containing 3/NLR family pyrin domain containing 6 |
| NLR | NOD-like receptor |
| NRF | nuclear respiratory factor |
| oxLDL | oxidized low-density lipoproteins |
| PAMP | pathogen-associated molecular pattern |
| PERK | protein kinase RNA-like endoplasmic reticulum kinase |
| PI3K | phosphoinositide 3-kinases |
| PRR | pattern-recognizing receptor |
| RBP | RNA-binding protein |
| RIPK | receptor-interacting protein kinase |
| RNA | ribonucleic acid |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| SASP | senescence-associated secretory phenotype |
| SI | systemic inflammation |
| SIR | systemic inflammatory response |
| SR | scavenger receptor |
| STAT | signal transducer and activator of transcription |
| TAMs | tumor-associated macrophages |
| TCR | T-cell receptor |
| TF | transcription factor |
| TGF-β | transforming growth factor beta |
| Th | T helper cells |
| TLR | Toll-like receptor |
| TNF | tumor necrosis factor |
| Tr1 | Type 1 regulatory T cells (CD4+) |
| Treg | CD4+ regulatory T cells |
| TS | tissue stress |
| UPRER | endoplasmic reticulum unfolded protein response |
| UPRmt | mitochondrial unfolded protein response |