| CCL | Chemokine (C-C motif) Ligand |
| CDV | Canine Distemper Virus |
| CD4fh | Follicular helper CD4 T |
| CHV-1 | Canid Alphaherpesvirus 1 |
| DLA | Dog Leukocyte Antigen |
| DAMP | Endogenous Damage Signal |
| DNMT | DNA Methyltransferase |
| IBD | Inflammatory Bowel Disease |
| ICI | Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor |
| ICRP | Inflammatory Colorectal Polyp |
| IFN | Interferon |
| Ig | Immunoglobulin |
| IL | Interleukin |
| IMRD | Immune-Mediated Rheumatic Disease |
| iNOS | Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase |
| GWAS | Genome-Wide Association Studies |
| mregCD | Unique Dendritic Dell |
| miRNA | MicroRNA |
| MHC | Major Histocompatibility Complex |
| MyD88 | Myeloid Differentiation Primary Response 88 |
| NK | Natural Killer |
| PAMP | Pathogen-Associated Molecular Pattern |
| PBMCs | Peripheral Mononuclear Cells |
| SNP | Single Nucleotide Polymorphism |
| SOCS3 | Suppressor of Cytokine Signaling 3 |
| TAM | Tumor-Associated Macrophage |
| TRIF | TIR-Domain-Containing Adapter-Inducing Interferon-β |
| TLR | Toll-Like Receptor |
| TNF | Tumor Necrosis Factor |
| Tregs | Regulatory T cells |