| 8-HD | 8-hydroxydaidzein |
| SNP | sodium nitropursside |
| ROS | radical oxygen species |
| iNOS | inducible nitric oxide synthase |
| COX | cycloocygenase |
| TNF | tumor necrosis factor |
| PAMPs | pattern-associated molecular patterns |
| PRRs | pattern-recognition receptors |
| NLRs | NOD-like receptors |
| RLRs | RIG-I-like receptors |
| TLRs | Toll-like receptors |
| MyD88 | myeloid differentiation primary response 88 |
| TRIF | TIR domain-containing adaptor-including interferon-β |
| IKK | IκB kinase |
| IL | interleukin |
| MAPKs | mitogen-activated protein kinases |
| ERK | extracellular signal-regulated kinase |
| JNK | c-Jun N-terminal kinase |
| MEK | MAPK/ERK kinase |
| MKK | mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase |
| TAK1 | transforming growth factor beta-activated kinase 1 |
| GSK | glycogen synthase kinase |
| ABTS | 2,2′-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulphonic acid) diammonium salt |
| DPPH | 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl |
| LPS | lipopolysaccharide |
| poly[I:C] | polyinosinic-polycytidylic acid |
| PGN | peptidoglycan |
| NO | nitric oxide |
| L-NAME | NG-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester |
| PEI | polyethylenimine |
| MTT | 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide |
| FBS | fetal bovine serum |
| EDTA | ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid |
| EGTA | ethylene glycol-bis(β-aminoethyl ether)-N,N,N′,N′-tetraacetic acid |
| MDPI | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute |
| DOAJ | Directory of Open Access Journals |
| TLA | three-letter acronym |
| LD | linear dichroism |