| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| FPR | formyl peptide receptor |
| ALX | lipoxin A4 receptor |
| PI3K | phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase |
| MAPK | mitogen-activated kinase |
| PLC | phospholipase C |
| PIP2 | phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate |
| IP3 | inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate |
| PKC | protein kinase C |
| NADPH | nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate |
| fMLF | formyl-methionyl-leucyl phenylalanine |
| JNK | c-Jun N-terminal kinase |
| ERK | extracellular signal-regulated kinase |
| PMA | phorbol myristate acetate |
| OKA | okadaic acid |
| PP | protein phosphatase |
| PLA2 | phospholipase A2 |
| AA | arachidonic acid |
| 5-LO | 5-lipoxygenase |
| COX | cyclooxygenase |
| 5-HPTETE | 5′-hydroperoxyeicosatetraenoic acid |
| 5-HETE | 5-hydroxyicosatetraenoic acid |
| PGH2 | prostaglandin H |
| LTl | leukotriene |
| TX | thromboxane |
| PLS | polysaccharide |
| Nitric oxide | NO |
| fCS | fucosylated chondroitin sulfate |
| MSU | monosodium urate |
| iNOS | nitric oxide synthase |
| NETs | neutrophil extracellular traps |