Key Terms
<p>AMPK=5’ adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase</p>
<p>ApoE= Apolipoprotein E</p>
<p>AT=anaerobic threshold</p>
<p>ATP=adenosine-5’-triphosphate</p>
<p>ANS= autonomic nervous system</p>
<p>BMI=body-mass index</p>
<p>β-FGF=β-fibroblast growth factor</p>
<p>CGRP= calcitonin-gene related protein</p>
<p>CNS=central nervous system</p>
<p>CRH= corticotropin-releasing hormone</p>
<p>CSF= cerebrospinal fluid</p>
<p>CVD= cardiovascular disease</p>
<p>FAD=flavine adenine nucleotide</p>
<p>FMS= fibromyalgia syndrome</p>
<p>GWI= Gulf War Illness</p>
<p>HDL=high-density lipid (cholesterol)</p>
<p>HPA=hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis</p>
<p>IBS=irritable bowel syndrome</p>
<p>IFNγ= interferon-γ</p>
<p>IL-1β= interleukin 1-beta</p>
<p>IL-33= interleukin 33</p>
<p>IL-37= interleukin 37</p>
<p>LDL=low-density lipid (cholesterol)</p>
<p>MCAS=mast cell activation syndrome</p>
<p>MCP=monocyte chemoattractant protein</p>
<p>ME/CFS=myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome</p>
<p>MetS=metabolic encephalomyelitis</p>
<p>MI= myocardial infarction</p>
<p>MIF=macrophage inflammatory factor</p>
<p>MiRNA= microRNA</p>
<p>MIP=macrophage inflammatory protein</p>
<p>mtDNA= mitochondrial DNA</p>
<p>NGF=nerve growth factor</p>
<p>NE=norepinephrine</p>
<p>PTH= parathyroid hormone</p>
<p>PDH=pyruvate dehydrogenase</p>
<p>PDGF=platelet-derived growth factor</p>
<p>PPS/IC=Pelvic pain syndrome/Interstitial cystitis</p>
<p>Poly (I:C)=polyinosinic:polycytidylic acid</p>
<p>POTS= Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome</p>
<p>PPAR=peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor</p>
<p>RANKL= Receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa-Β ligand</p>
<p>ROS=reactive oxygen species</p>
<p>SCF=stem cell factor</p>
<p>SEID=systemic exertion intolerance disease</p>
<p>SP= substance P</p>
<p>TCA=tricarboxylic acid</p>
<p>T2DM=Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus</p>
<p>TGFβ=transforming growth factor β</p>
<p>TNF= tumor necrosis factor</p>
<p>UCP2= uncoupling protein 2</p>
<p>VEGF=vascular endothelial growth factor</p>