| ANOVA | analysis of variance |
| BSA | bovine serum albumin |
| chIL-34 | chicken IL-34 |
| CSF-1R | CSF-1 receptor |
| CSF-1 | colony-stimulating factor 1 |
| DAPI | 4′,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole |
| DMEM | Dulbecco’s modified Eagle’s medium, |
| ELISA | enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay |
| ERK1/2 | extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1 and 2 |
| FBS | fetal bovine serum |
| GAPDH | glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase |
| HRP | horseradish peroxidase |
| IL | interleukin |
| JAK | Janus kinase |
| MAPK | mitogen-activated protein kinases |
| M-CSF | macrophage colony-stimulating factor |
| NF-κB | nuclear factor kappa B |
| NO | nitric oxide |
| non-siRNA | nonsense small interfering RNA |
| p- | phosphorylated |
| PBS | phosphate-buffered saline |
| PBST | PBS containing 0.05% TWEEN® 20 |
| PCR | polymerase chain reaction |
| qRT | quantitative real-time |
| RT | room temperature |
| SEM | standard error of the mean |
| SHP-2 | Src homology 2-containing tyrosine phosphatase 2 |
| siRNA | small interfering RNA, siCSF-1R-1 |
| siRNA | sequence that targets intracellular CSF-1R |
| siCSF-1R-2 | siRNA sequence that targets extracellular CSF-1R |
| SOCS | suppressor of cytokine signaling |
| STAT | signal transducer and activator of transcription |
| TAK1 | mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase 7 |
| TNF | tumor necrosis factor |
| TYK2 | tyrosine kinase 2 |