| ConA | concanavalin A |
| CREB | cAMP-response element-binding protein |
| D-GalN | D-galactosamine |
| ER | endoplasmic reticulum |
| ERK | extracellular signal-regulated kinase |
| GSK | glycogen synthase kinase |
| IFN | interferon |
| IFNGR | IFN-γ receptor |
| IL | interleukin |
| iNOS | inducible NO synthase |
| IRF | interferon regulatory factor |
| IRI | ischemia/reperfusion injury |
| LiCl | lithium chloride |
| LPS | lipopolysaccharide |
| MAPK | mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| NF-κB | nuclear factor κB |
| NK | natural killer |
| NO | nitric oxide |
| PI3K | phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase |
| PK | protein kinase |
| PMNs | polymorphonuclear granulocytes |
| PP | protein phosphatase |
| Pyk | proline-rich tyrosine kinase |
| RANTES | regulated on activation, normal T-cell expressed and secreted |
| SHP | SH2-containing phosphatase |
| SOCS | suppressor of cytokine signaling |
| STAT | signal transducer and activator of transcription |
| T-bet | T-box transcription factor Tbx21 |
| TDZD-8 | 4-Benzyl-2-methyl-1,2,4-thiadiazolidine-3,5-dione |
| TLR | Toll-like receptor |
| TNF | tumor necrosis factor |