NO	nitric oxide
MTT	(3-4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide, tetrazole
AQCA	anthraquinone-2-carboxylic acid
2-HMAQ	2-hydroxymethylanthraquinone
PMA	phorbol-12-myristate
COX-2	cyclooxygenase-2
FBS	fetal bovine serum
iNOS	inducible nitric oxide synthase
IKK	IκB kinase
LPS	lipopolysaccharide
PAMPs	pathogen-associated molecular patterns
PBS	phosphate-buffered saline
PRRs	pattern recognition receptors
TLRs	toll-like receptors
TNF	tumor necrosis factor
Syk	spleen tyrosine kinase
IRAK4	interleukin-1 receptor-associated kinase 4