| PRX | Polyrotaxane |
| CD | Cyclodextrin |
| MMR | Macrophage mannose receptor |
| Man-PRX | α-d-Mannose-modified polyrotaxane |
| HEE-PRX | 2-(2-Hydroxyethoxy)ethyl carbamate-modified polyrotaxane |
| PEG | Poly(ethylene glycol) |
| CDI | 1,1′-Carbonyldiimidazole |
| DMSO | Dimethyl sulfoxide |
| Man-NH2 | 2-Aminoethyl α-d-mannopyranoside |
| DBU | 1,8-Diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene |
| SEC | Size exclusion chromatography |
| FT-IR | Fourier transform infrared |
| NMR | Nuclear magnetic resonance |
| SPR | Surface plasmon resonance |
| APC | Allophycocyanin |
| CLSM | Confocal laser scanning microscopy |
| LPS | Lipopolysaccharide |
| IL | Interleukin |
| IFN-γ | Interferon γ |
| TNF-α | Tumor necrosis factor α |
| Arg-1 | Arginase-1 |
| MWCO | Molecular weight cut-off |
| HEPES | 2-[4-(2-Hydroxyethyl)piperazin-1-yl]ethanesulfonic acid |
| DMEM | Dulbecco’s modified Eagle’s medium. |