APCs	Antigen presenting cells
ATP	Adenosine triphosphate
BCG	Bacillus chalmette–guerin
BMDCs	Bone marrow-derived dendritic cells
BMDMs	Bone marrow derived macrophages
DAMPs	Damage-associated molecular patterns
DCs	Dendritic cells
DSS	Dextran sodium sulfate
G-CSF	Granulocyte-colony stimulating factor
GM-CSF	Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor
HBD	Human beta-defensin
HIF	Hypoxia-inducible factor
HLA	Human leucocyte antigen
IFN	Interferon
IL-1RacP	Interleukin-1 receptor accessory protein
IMQ	Imiquimod
IRAK	Interleukin 1 receptor associated kinase
ISRE	Interferon-stimulated response element
LPS	Lipopolysaccharide
MAPKs	mitogen-activated protein kinases
MDDCs	Monocyte-derived dendritic cells
MHC	Major histocompatibility complex
MyD88	Myeloid differentiation primary response 88
NALP3	NACHT, LRR and PYD domains-containing protein 3
NF-kB	nuclear factor ‘kappa-light-chain-enhancer’ of activated B-cells
PAMP	Pathogen-associated molecular pattern
TCR	T Cell Receptor
Th	T helper
TILs	Tubulointerstitial lesions
TIR	Toll/interleukin-1 receptor domain
TLR	Toll-like receptor
TRAF-6	TNF receptor-associated factor 6
Tregs	T regulatory cells
uNKs	Uterine natural killer cells
VEGF	Vascular endothelial growth factor