ANOVA	analysis of variance
ATP	adenosine triphosphate
cDNA	complementary DNA
COX-2	cyclooxygenase-2
DMEM	Dulbecco’s modified Eagle’s medium
DTT	dithiothreitol
EDTA	ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid
ELISA	enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
EMSA	electrophoretic mobility shift assay
FBS	fetal bovine serum
GAPDH	glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase
HEPES	4-(2-hydroxyethyl)-1-piperazineethanesulfonic acid
IκBα	inhibitor of κB alpha
IL-1β	interleukin-1 beta
IL-12β	interleukin-12 beta
LPS	lipopolysaccharide
MIP-2	macrophage inflammatory protein-2
M-MLV	Moloney murine leukemia virus
mRNA	messenger RNA
NF-κB	nuclear factor kappa B
PBS	phosphate-buffered saline
PGES	prostaglandin E synthase
PMSF	phenylmethylsulfonyl fluoride
PVDF	polyvinylidene difluoride
RIPA	radioimmunoprecipitation assay
RT-PCR	reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction
SD	standard deviation
SDS–PAGE	sodium dodecyl sulfate–polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis
TBE	Tris–borate–EDTA
TBS	Tris-buffered saline
TBS-T	Tris-buffered saline containing Tween 20
TNF-α	tumor necrosis factor alpha
VSPase	glutamate-specific serine protease from Staphylococcus aureus strain C-66