| APC | antigen presenting cell |
| ARE | antioxidant response element |
| Ca | calcium |
| CCL | C-C motif ligand |
| Cd | cadmium |
| CTL | cytotoxic T lymphocyte |
| Cu | copper |
| Cys | cysteine |
| DC | dendritic cell |
| Egr-1 | early growth response-1 |
| ER | endoplasmic reticulum |
| Fe | iron |
| FoxP3 | Fork head box P3 |
| Gfi-1 | growth factor independent-1 |
| GM-CSF | granulocyte macrophage-colony stimulating factor |
| GRE | glucocorticoid response element |
| GSH | glutathione (reduced) |
| HCV | hepatitis C virus |
| Hg | mercury |
| ICAM-1 | intracellular adhesion molecule-1 |
| IFN | interferon |
| IL- | interleukin |
| IκB | inhibitor of κB |
| Iκκ | IκB kinase |
| LPS | lipopolysaccharide |
| MCP | monocyte chemotactic protein |
| Mg | magnesium |
| MHC | major histocompatibility class |
| MIP | macrophage inflammatory protein |
| Mn | manganese |
| MRE | metal response element |
| MT | Metallothionein |
| MT-null | MT1/2 deficient |
| MTF-1 | metal-response element-binding transcription factor-1 |
| NF-κB | nuclear factor-kappa B |
| NK | natural killer |
| NO | nitric oxide |
| PMA | phorbol myristate acetate |
| PTP | protein tyrosine phosphatase |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| STAT | signal transducer and activator of transcription |
| Th | T helper cell |
| TNF | tumor necrosis factor, |
| Tr1 | Type-1 regulatory T cell |
| Treg | regulatory T cell |
| USF | upstream stimulatory factor |
| ZIP | zinc importer |
| Zn | zinc |
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