VD	vitamin D
VDR	vitamin D receptor
MODS	multiple organ dysfunction syndrome
ICUs	intensive care units
1,25(OH)2D3	1α,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3
VDD	vitamin D deficiency
PICUs	pediatric intensive care units
CRP	c-reactive protein
APACHE II	acute physiology and chronic health evaluation II
SOFA	sequential organ failure assessment
EONS	early-onset neonatal sepsis
RCT	randomized controlled trial
SNPs	single nucleotide polymorphisms
LPS	lipopolysaccharides (endotoxins)
PAMPs	pathogen-associated molecular patterns
DAMPs	damage-associated molecular patterns
PRRs	pattern recognition receptors
TLRs	toll-like receptors
NOD	nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain
RIG-I	retinoic acid-inducible gene 1
TNF-α	tumor necrosis factor-α
IL-1	interleukin-1
MDSCs	myeloid-derived suppressor cells
MHC-II	major histocompatibility complex class II
PD-1	programmed cell death protein 1
DIC	disseminated intravascular coagulation
TF	tissue factor
FX	coagulation factors
GSDMD	gasdermin D
ROS	reactive oxygen species
ATP	adenosine triphosphate
DBP	vitamin D binding protein
LC-MS/MS	liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry
RXR	retinoid X receptor
VDREs	vitamin D response elements
eRNAs	enhancer RNAs
PDIA3	protein disulfide isomerase family A member 3
DC(s)	dendritic cell(s)
IFN-g	interferon-gamma
APC	antigen-presenting cell
NO	nitric oxide
Th1:	T helper 1 cell
CYP27B1	25-hydroxyvitamin D3 1-alpha-hydroxylase (enzyme)
TCR	T cell receptor
PLC-γ1	phospholipase C gamma 1
iNKT	invariant natural killer T cell
IFN-γ	interferon gamma
Treg	regulatory T cell
Foxp3	forkhead box P3
AMP	antimicrobial peptide
hCAP-18	human cationic antimicrobial peptide 18
DEFB	defensin beta
LL-37	cathelicidin antimicrobial peptide (Active form of hCAP-18)
Mtb	mycobacterium tuberculosis
ZIKV	zika virus
ATG16L1	autophagy related 16 like 1
LC3	microtubule associated protein 1 light chain 3 (Autophagy marker)
MyD88	myeloid differentiation primary response 88
TRIF	TIR-domain-containing adapter-inducing interferon-β
IKKβ	inhibitor of nuclear factor kappa B kinase subunit beta
GSH	glutathione
MDA	malondialdehyde
GPX4	glutathione peroxidase 4
Nrf2	nuclear factor erythroid 2–related factor 2
HO-1	heme oxygenase 1
IBD	inflammatory bowel disease
CAMP	cathelicidin antimicrobial peptide
DEFB4	defensin beta 4
IMECs	immunomodulatory endothelial cells
eNOS	endothelial nitric oxide synthase
TIPE1	TNF-α-induced protein 8-like 1
EPCs	endothelial progenitor cells
PF4	platelet factor 4
DAPT	dual antiplatelet therapy
ADP	adenosine diphosphate
APS	antiphospholipid syndrome
HRPR	high residual platelet reactivity
WoSCC	Web of Science Core Collection
TF	tissue factor
TFPI	tissue factor pathway inhibitor
MDMs	monocyte-derived macrophages
ER	endoplasmic reticulum
ALI	acute lung injury
ATF6	activating transcription factor 6