| ADRs | adverse drug reactions |
| AKI | acute kidney injury |
| ALD | alcoholic liver disease |
| ALI | acute lung injury |
| AMPK | AMP-activated protein kinase |
| AP | acute pancreatitis |
| APAP | acetaminophen |
| APCs | antigen-presenting cells |
| AQs | anthraquinones |
| ARDS | acute respiratory distress syndrome |
| Arg-1 | arginase-1 |
| BBB | blood–brain barrier |
| BDNF | brain-derived neurotrophic factor |
| cAMP | cyclic adenosine monophosphate |
| CCL17 | C-C chemokine ligand 17 |
| CIA | collagen-induced arthritis |
| CKD | chronic kidney disease |
| COPD | chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
| DCs | dendritic cells |
| DEP | diesel exhaust particles |
| DILI | drug-induced liver injury |
| DM | diabetes mellitus |
| DN | diabetic nephropathy |
| DSS | dextran sodium sulfate |
| EAE | experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis |
| ECM | extracellular matrix |
| EMT | epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition |
| GSIS | glucose-stimulated insulin secretion |
| GSK3β | glycogen synthase kinase-3beta |
| HDAC | histone deacetylase |
| HFD | high-fat diet |
| HMGB1 | high mobility group box-1 |
| IBDs | inflammatory bowel diseases |
| ICAM-1 | intercellular adhesion molecule 1 |
| IL | interleukin |
| IκB | inhibitor of NF-κB |
| JNK | c-Jun N-terminal kinase |
| LC3 | light chain 3 |
| Lmp7 | large multifunctional protease 7 |
| LPS | lipopolysaccharide |
| MAPK | mitogen-activated protein kinases |
| MCAO | middle cerebral artery occlusion |
| MCP-1 | monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 |
| MDA | malondialdehyde |
| MHC II | major histocompatibility complex class II |
| MLCK | myosin light chain kinase |
| MMPs | matrix metalloproteinases |
| mTOR | mechanistic target of rapamycin |
| NAFLD | non-alcoholic fatty liver disease |
| NASH | nonalcoholic steatohepatitis |
| NF-κB | nuclear factor kappa B |
| NIK | NF-κB-inducing kinase |
| NLRP3 | NACHT, LRR, and PYD domains-containing protein 3 |
| OA | osteoarthritis |
| OGD/R | oxygen and glucose deprivation reperfusion |
| OVA | ovalbumin |
| PGE2 | prostaglandin E2 |
| PI3K | phosphoinositide 3-kinase |
| PPARγ | peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma |
| RA | rheumatoid arthritis |
| ROCK | Rho-associated coiled-coil containing kinases |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| SAE | sepsis-associated encephalopathy |
| SAP | severe acute pancreatitis |
| SOD | superoxide dismutase |
| T2D | type 2 diabetes |
| TGFβ | transforming growth factor-beta |
| Th | T helper |
| TLRs | Toll-like receptors |
| tMCAO | transient middle cerebral artery occlusion |
| TNFα | Tumour necrosis factor alpha |
| Tr1 | type 1 Regulatory T |
| TrkB | tropomysin related kinase B |
| UC | ulcerative colitis |
| VCAM1 | vascular cell adhesion molecule 1 |
| VDAC1 | voltage-dependent anion channel 1 |
| ZO-1 | Zona occludens-1 |
| α-SMA | α-smooth muscle actin |