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. 2018 Jan 29;19(2):390. doi: 10.3390/ijms19020390
IgG Immunoglobulin G
FcR Fragment crystallisable receptor
ADCC Antibody-dependent cell cytotoxicity
MBL Mannose-binding lectin
Fc Fragment crystallisable
Fab Fragment antibody-binding
Asn Asparagine
Ser Serine
Thr Threonine
ER Endoplasmic reticulum
Man Mannose
GlcNAc N-acetylglucosamine
Glc Glucose
BCR B-cell receptor
Neu5Ac N-acetylneuraminic acid (aka sialic acid)
Fuc Fucose
DC-SIGN Dendritic cell-specific intercellular adhesion molecule-3-grabbing non-integrin
IC Immune complex
ITAM Immunoreceptor tyrosine-based activation motif
SH2 Src homology 2
PI-3K Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase
MAPK Mitogen activated protein kinase
PLC-γ Phospholipase C-gamma
PIP2 Phosphatidylinositol 4, 5-bisphosphate
IP3 Inositol 1, 4, 5-triphosphate
DAG Diacylglycerol
ITIM Immunoreceptor tyrosine-based inhibitory motif
SHIP SH2 inositol 5-phosphate
PTEN Tensin homologue
PIP3 Phosphatidylinositol-3, 4, 5-triphosphate
PKC Protein kinase C
MAC Membrane attack complex
BMI Body mass index
HDL High-density lipoprotein
LDL Low-density lipoprotein
TC Total cholesterol
TG Triglycerides
FBG Fasting blood glucose