| ATCC | American Type Culture Collection |
| BBS | borate-buffered saline |
| CNS | central nervous system |
| DC | dendritic cell |
| DMSO | dimethyl sulfoxide |
| EDTA | ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid |
| FBS | fetal bovine serum |
| IL-6 | interleukin 6 |
| IL-10 | interleukin 10 |
| IL-12 | interleukin 12 |
| IL-23 | interleukin 23 |
| LPS | lipopolysaccharide |
| NCBI | National Center for Biotechnology Information |
| NCTC | National Collection of Type Cultures |
| PBMC | peripheral blood mononuclear cell |
| PBS | phosphate-buffered saline |
| PMA | phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate |
| RNA | ribonucleic acid |
| RT-PCR | reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction |
| RUV-III | Removing Unwanted Variation-III |
| TGF-β1 | transforming growth factor beta 1 |
| TLR1 | toll-like receptor 1 |
| TLR2 | toll-like receptor 2 |
| TLR4 | toll-like receptor 4 |
| TLR6 | toll-like receptor 6 |
| TNF | tumor necrosis factor |
| Treg | regulatory T cell |