| ncRNA | non-coding RNA |
| miRNA | microRNA |
| siRNA | short interfering RNA |
| piRNA | Piwi-interacting RNA |
| DGCR8 | diGeorge Syndrome Critical Region 8 |
| AGO | Argonaute |
| m7G | 7-methylguanosine |
| shRNA | short hairpin RNA |
| miRISC | miRNA-induced silencing complex |
| PABPC | poly(A)-binding protein C |
| DCP2 | decapping protein 2 |
| FXR1 | fragile-x-mental retardation-related protein 1 |
| ARE | AU-rich element |
| TNF-α | tumor necrosis factor-α |
| LPS | lipopolysaccharide |
| IL | interleukin |
| PAN | poly(A) nuclease |
| CCR4 | carbon catabolite repression 4 |
| NOT | negative on TATA-less |
| XRN1 | eXoRiboNuclease |
| MyD88 | myeloid differentiation primary response 88 |
| TRIF | TIR (Toll/interleukin-1 receptor) domain-containing adapter-inducing interferon-β |
| EC | endothelial cell |
| EV | extracellular vesicle |
| Zeb1 | zinc finger E-box binding homeobox 1 |
| MCP1 | monocyte chemoattractant protein 1 |
| NF-ĸB | nuclear factor kappa B |
| JAK1 | Janus kinase 1 |
| STAT | signal transducer and activator of transcription |
| IRF4 | interferon regulatory factor 4 |
| PPAR-γ | peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma |
| TTP | tristetraprolin |
| SIRT1 | sirtuin (silent mating type information regulation 2 homolog) 1 |
| IBD | inflammatory bowel disease |
| RA | rheumatoid arthritis |
| SPRED1 | Sprouty-related EVH1 domain-containing protein 1 |
| PIK3R2 | phosphoinositol-3 kinase regulatory subunit 2 |
| VCAM1 | vascular cell adhesion molecule 1 |
| SCI | spinal cord injury |
| TACE | tumor necrosis factor alpha converting enzyme |
| TRAF6 | tumor necrosis factor receptor-associated factor 6 |
| MAPK | mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| DR6 | death receptor 6 |
| Chi3l1 | chitinase 3-like 1 |
| TAK1 | transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β)-activated kinase 1 |
| TLR4 | toll-like receptor 4 |
| IKK | inhibitor of nuclear factor-κB (IκB) kinase |
| IRAK | interleukin-1 receptor-associated kinase |
| MKP5 | mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase phosphatase 5 |
| AP | acute pancreatitis |
| HOX | homeobox |
| TWIST1 | twist-related protein 1 |
| DNMT | DNA methyltransferase |
| FLSs | fibroblast-like synoviocytes |
| β-TrCP | β-transducin repeat-containing protein |
| MAP3K7 | mitogen-activated protein 3 kinase7 |
| TBX5 | T-box transcription factor 5 |
| OA | osteoarthritis |
| NOD2 | nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain-containing 2 |
| Th | T-helper |
| FVIIa | factor VIIa |
| TOP | 5’-terminal oligopyrimidine |
| RPs | ribosomal proteins |
| FADD | Fas-associated death domain |
| Ripk1 | receptor-interacting serine/threonine-protein kinase 1 |
| KLF4 | Krüppel-like factor 4 |
| VSMC | vascular smooth muscle cell |
| LGR4 | Leucine Rich Repeat Containing G Protein-Coupled Receptor 4 |
| GP130 | glycoprotein 130 |
| IL17R | IL17 receptor |
| IL17RA | IL17 receptor A |
| CD | Crohn’s disease |
| UC | ulcerative colitis |
| AAA | abdominal aortic aneurysm |
| DN | diabetic nephropathy |
| MMP | matrix metalloproteinase |
| KBTBD7 | Kelch repeat and BTB (bric-a-brac) domain-containing 7 |
| DAMPs | damage-associated molecular patterns |
| MI | myocardial infarction |
| DC | dendritic cell |
| CML | chronic myeloid leukemia |
| USF2 | upstream transcription factor 2 |
| NCOR2 | nuclear receptor corepressor 2 |
| CD34+ | cluster of differentiation 34 positive |
| Yin Yang 1 | YY1 |
| Treg | T regulatory cell |
| GARP | glycoprotein A repetitions predominant |
| KChIP.1 | potassium Voltage-Gated Channel Interacting Protein 1 |
| BM | bone marrow |
| WNT | Wingless-related integration site |
| JAG1 | jagged 1 |
| MZB | marginal zone B cell |
| GC | gastric cancer |
| PAK1 | p21-activated kinase 1 |
| FAK | focal adhesion kinase |
| EMT | epithelial to mesenchymal transition |
| CSC | cancer stem cell |
| SET8 | SET domain-containing (lysine methyltransferase) 8 |
| PA28 | proteasome activator 28 |
| EGFR | extracellular growth factor receptor |
| PAX6 | paired box protein 6 |
| IGF1 | insulin-like growth factor 1 |
| LVH | left ventricular hypertrophy |
| PDGF | platelet-derived growth factor |
| CHD | coronary heart disease |
| CS | cardiac sarcoidosis |
| DE | diabetic embryopathy |
| PE | preeclampsia |
| HELLP | hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelet count |
| GH | gestational hypertension |
| GDM | gestational diabetes mellitus |
| BLIMP-1 | B lymphocyte-induced maturation protein 1 |
| LC | lung cancer |
| BC | breast cancer |
| HC | hepatocellular carcinoma |
| CVD | cardiovascular disease |