| ACE | Angiotensin converting enzyme |
| ACF | Aberrant crypt foci |
| AD | Alzheimer’s disease |
| AKI | Acute kidney injury |
| ALI | Acute lung injury |
| ALL | Acute lymphoblastic leukemia |
| CA or CaA | Caffeic acid |
| CAF | Caffeine |
| CGA | Chlorogenic acid |
| CPP | Coffee polyphenols |
| CRH | Corticotrophin-releasing hormone |
| CSCs | Cancer stem cells |
| CUMS | Chronic unpredictable mild stress |
| DMBA | 7,12-dimethylbenz[a]anthracene |
| DMH/DCA | 1,2-dimethylhydrazine/deoxycholic acid |
| DMRs | Differentially methylated regions |
| DN | Diabetic nephropathy |
| GC | Glucocorticoid |
| GD | Gestational day |
| GR | Glucocorticoid receptor |
| HMGCR | 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA reductase |
| HPA | Hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal |
| IGF-1 | Insulin-like growth factor 1 |
| IUGR | Intrauterine growth retardation |
| KLF4 | Kruppel-like factor 4 |
| LINE-1 | Long interspersed element-1 |
| LPS | Lipopolysaccharide |
| MDD | Major depressive disorder |
| MEF | Myocyte enhancer factor |
| NAFLD | Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease |
| NF-κB | Nuclear factor-kappa B |
| NLRP3 | Nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain-like receptor protein 3 |
| Nrf2 | Nuclear factor erythroid-2 related factor 2 |
| NTs | Nuclear transfer embryos |
| OGD | Oxygen and glucose deprivation |
| PCE | Prenatal caffeine exposure |
| PD | Parkinson’s disease |
| RAS | Renin angiotensin system |
| RGC | Retinal ganglion cell |
| SF-1 | Steroidogenic factor-1 |
| SIRT1 | Sirtuin-1 |
| SR-BI | Scavenger receptor class B type I |
| SREBP | Sterol regulatory element-binding protein |
| ST | Salmonella typhimurium |
| StAR | Steroidogenic acute regulatory protein |
| STZ | Streptozotocin |
| TGFβR1 | Transforming growth factor beta receptor 1 |
| 11β-HSD-2 | 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase-2 |