| AANAT | arylalkylamine N-acetyltransferase |
| aMT | melatonin |
| BIM | Bcl-2-interacting mediator of cell death |
| Bmal1 brain and muscle aryl hydrocarbon receptor nuclear translocator-like protein 1 | |
| CCGs | clock-controlled genes |
| CK1 ε/δ | cysteine kinase 1 ε/δ |
| Clock | circadian locomotor output cycles kaput |
| Cry | Chryptochrome |
| DC | dendritic cell |
| IARC | International Agency for Research on Cancer |
| MMP9 | matrix metalloproteinase 9 |
| NAD+ | nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide |
| NAMPT | nicotinamide phosphoribosyl transferase |
| NPAS2 | neuronal PAS domain protein 2 |
| Per | Period |
| Rev-erbα | reverse strand of protein ERB alpha |
| RORα | orphan retinoic acid receptor-related alpha |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| SCN | suprachiasmatic nucleus |
| SIRT1 | sirtuin 1 |