| Abbreviated Name | Full Name |
| GSDME | gasdermin-E |
| PCD | programmed cell death |
| LPS | lipopolysaccharide |
| HMGB1 | high-mobility group box 1 |
| DMAPs | damage-associated molecular patterns |
| Bcl-2 | B-cell lymphoma-2 |
| TNFR1 | type 1 TNF receptor |
| TRADD | TNF receptor-associated death domain |
| FADD | Fas-associated death domain |
| DISC | death-inducing signaling complex |
| MOMP | mitochondrial outer membrane permeabilization |
| APAF-1 | apoptotic protease-activating factor-1 |
| SLL | small lymphocytic lymphoma |
| Hsp90 | heat shock protein 90 |
| McL-1 | myeloid cell Leukemia 1 |
| GSDMA | gasdermin-A |
| GSDMB | gasdermin-B |
| GSDMC | gasdermin-C |
| PJVK | pejvakin |
| PS | phospholipids |
| PIPs | phosphatidylinositol phospholipids |
| IL-1β | interleukin-1β |
| IL-18 | interleukin-18 |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| JNK | Jun N-terminal kinase |
| NF-kB | nuclear factor kappa-B |
| NK cells | natural killer cells |
| CAR-T | chimeric antigen receptor T-cell |
| TIME | tumor immune microenvironment |
| TAMs | tumor-associated macrophages |
| MDSCs | myeloid-derived suppressor cells |
| CRS | cytokine release syndrome |
| HDACI | histone deacetylase inhibitor |
| DAC | decitabine |
| PL | piperlongumine |
| VTPA | virus-spike tumor-activatable pyroptotic agent |
| GSH | glutathione |
| CCCP | carbonyl cyanide m-chlorophenizone |
| PDT | photodynamic therapy |
| phi-bf3 | phenylalanine trifluoroborate |
| ADs | autoimmune diseases |
| PRF1 | active perforin 1 |
| GZMB | granzyme B |
| ATP | adenosine triphosphate |
| TNF | necrosis factor |
| RNAi | RNA interference |
| NDS | nanodelivery system |
| BNP | biomimetic nanoparticle |
| ICG | indocyanine green |
| NLRP3 | nucleotide-binding domain and leucine-rich repeat protein-3 |