| α7nAChR | alpha 7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor |
| AANAT | aralkylamine N-acetyltransferase |
| AhR | aryl hydrocarbon receptor |
| ASMT | acetylserotonin methytransferase |
| BACE1 | beta-site amyloid precursor protein cleaving enzyme 1 |
| BDNF | rain-derived neurotrophic factor |
| CYP | cytochrome P450 |
| DC | dendritic cell |
| EAAT | excitatory amino acid transporter |
| EMT | epithelial-mesenchymal transition |
| GBH | glyphosate-based herbicides |
| HDAC | histone deacetylase |
| HER2 | human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 |
| HMGB | high-mobility group box |
| hsp | heat shock protein |
| IDO | indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase |
| IFN | interferon |
| KYNA | kynurenic acid |
| LPS | lipopolysaccharide |
| MDSC | myeloid-derived suppressor cell |
| mGluR5 | metabotropic glutamate receptor |
| MSC | mesenchymal stem cells |
| NAS | N-acetylserotonin |
| NF-kB | nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells |
| NK | natural killer cell |
| NMDA | N-methyl-d-aspartate |
| OXPHOS | oxidative phosphorylation |
| PDC | pyruvate dehydrogenase complex |
| PDK | pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase |
| RAGE | receptor for advanced glycation end products |
| SOD | superoxide dismutase |
| TCA | tricarboxylic acid |
| TDO | tryptophan 2,3-dioxygenase |
| TFAM | mitochondrial transcription factor A |
| TLR | Toll-like receptor |
| TMAO | trimethylamine N-oxide |
| TNF | tumor necrosis factor |
| TPH2 | tryptophan hydroxylase 2 |
| VDAC1 | voltage-dependent anion channel |
| YKL-40 | chitinase-3-like protein 1 (CHI3L1) |