| 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 |