CLP	cecal ligation and puncture
DMSO	dimethyl sulfoxide
ELISA	enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
ERK	extracellular-signal-regulated kinase
FBS	fetal bovine serum
HMGB1	high-mobility group box 1
HO-1	heme oxygenase-1
HPLC	high-performance liquid chromatography
JNK	c-Jun N-terminal kinase
LPS	lipopolysaccharide
NO	nitric oxide
Nrf2	NF-E2-related factor 2
NF-κB	nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells
MAP	mitogen-activated protein
MTT	3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide
PAM	pulmonary alveolar macrophages
PGE2	Prostaglandin E2
PCR	polymerase chain reaction
TNF-α	tumor necrosis factor-alpha
TS	tussilagone