| TLR3 | Toll-like receptor 3 |
| TRIF | TIR-domain-containing adapter-inducing interferon-β |
| MyD88 | myeloid differentiation primary response 88 |
| poly(I:C) | polyinosinic-polycytidylic acid |
| poly(A:U) | polyadenylic–polyuridylic acid |
| BMDMs | bone marrow-derived macrophages |
| TLRs | Toll-like receptors |
| PRRs | pattern recognition receptors |
| PAMPs | pathogen-associated molecular patterns |
| LPSs | lipopolysaccharides |
| IFN-I | type I interferons |
| dsRNA | double-stranded RNA |
| NF-κB | nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells |
| IκB | Inhibitor of kappa B |
| MAPKs | mitogen-activated protein kinases |
| TNF-α | tumor necrosis factor-alpha |
| IRF3 | interferon regulatory factor 3 |
| RT-PCR | Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction |
| qPCR | quantitative PCR |
| WT | Wild type |
| IL | interleukin |
| LDH | lactate dehydrogenase |
| DSS | disuccinimidyl suberate |