RNase A	Ribonuclease A
RI	Ribonuclease inhibitor
RNA	Ribonucleic acid
DNA	Deoxyribonucleic acid
HIV	Human immunodeficiency virus
RSV	Respiratory syncytial virus
TNFα	Tumour necrosis factor α
IL	Interleukin
EDN	Eosinophil-derived neurotoxin
LPS	Lipopolysaccharide
TLR	Toll-like receptor
NOD	Nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain
Th2	Type 2 helper T
ECP	Eosinophil cationic protein
E. coli	Escherichia coli
EGFR	Epidermal growth factor receptor
NFκB	Nuclear factor κ-light-chain enhancer of activated B cells
STAT	Signal transducer and activator of transcription
MAPK	Mitogen-activated protein kinase
IFNγ	Interferon γ
VRE	Vancomycin-resistant enterococci
OprI	Outer membrane protein I