| CBPP | Contagious bovine pleuropneumonia |
| Mmm | Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. mycoides |
| BLE | Bovine lung explant |
| RT-qPCR | Quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction |
| TNF-α | Tumour necrosis factor-alpha |
| IL-1β | Interleukin-1 beta |
| IL-8 | Interleukin-8 |
| COX-2 | Cyclooxygenase-2 |
| 5-LOX | 5-Lipoxygenase |
| iNOS | Inducible nitric oxide synthase |
| TLR2 | Toll-like receptor 2 |
| TLR4 | Toll-like receptor 4 |
| β-ACT | Beta-actin |
| TM | Transport medium |
| TCM | Tissue culture medium |
| CFU | Colony forming unit |
| PMNs | Polymorphonucleocytes |
| LPS | Lipopolysaccharide |