| ACK | ammonium–chloride–potassium |
| DAMP | damage-associated molecular pattern |
| DMSO | dimethyl sulfoxide |
| ELISA | enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay |
| H&E | hematoxylin and eosin |
| IFN | interferon |
| IL | interleukin |
| LTA | lipoteichoic acid |
| MACS | magnetic-activated cell sorting |
| NAG | N-acetyl-D-glucosamine |
| NAM | N-acetylmuramic acid |
| NF-κB | nuclear factor kappa B |
| NOD2 | nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain-containing protein 2 |
| PBS | phosphate-buffered saline |
| PG | peptidoglycan |
| PMA | phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate |
| PGRP | peptidoglycan recognition protein |
| RIPK2 | receptor-interacting serine/threonine-protein kinase 2 |
| SEM | standard error of the mean |
| STING | stimulator of interferon genes |
| TLR2 | Toll-like receptor 2 |
| TNF | tumor necrosis factor |
| WT | wild-type |