| ADMECs | Adult Dermal Microvascular Endothelial cells |
| AU | Arbitrary Units |
| BK | Bradykinin |
| BSA | Bovine Serum Albumin |
| C1q | Complement component 1q |
| CCL | Chemokine (C–C motif) Ligand |
| CD | Cluster of Differentiation |
| cDNA | Complementary DNA |
| CM | Conditioned Medium |
| CQ | Comparative Quantification |
| CXCL | Chemokine (C–X–C motif) Ligand |
| DECs | Decidual endothelial cells |
| ECs | Endothelial cells |
| ELISA | Enzyme-Linked ImmunoSorbent Assay |
| E-Selectin | Endothelial–Selectin |
| FCS | Foetal Calf Serum |
| FITC | Fluorescein Isothiocyanate |
| FoxP3 | Forkhead box P3 |
| GEO | Gene Expression Omnibus |
| GEP | Gene Expression |
| HEVs | High Endothelial Venules |
| HGF | Hepatocyte Growth Factor |
| HIS | Histamine |
| HRP | Horseradish Peroxidase |
| HUVECs | Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells |
| ICAM | Intercellular Adhesion Molecule |
| IFN-γ | Interferon gamma |
| IGF-1 | Insulin-like Growth Factor-1 |
| IGFBP3 | Insulin-like Growth Factor-Binding Protein 3 |
| IgG | Immunoglobulin G |
| IL | Interleukin |
| IP-10 | Interferon gamma-induced Protein 10 |
| LM | Lympho-Monocytes |
| LPS | Lipopolysaccharide |
| mAb | Monoclonal Antibody |
| MCP-1 | Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein-1 |
| MIG | Monokine Induced by Gamma |
| MIP-1α | Macrophage Inflammatory Proteins-1α |
| mRNA | Messenger RNA |
| NK | Natural Killer |
| PAF | Platelet-Activating Factor |
| PE | Phycoerythrin |
| RANTES | Regulated on Activation, Normal T cell Expressed and Secreted |
| ROS | Reactive Oxygen Species |
| RT | Room Temperature |
| RT-qPCR | Quantitative real-time polymerase-chain reaction |
| SOD | Superoxide Dismutase |
| TLR4 | Toll-Like Receptor 4 |
| TNF-α | Tumor Necrosis Factor α |
| Treg | Regulatory T |
| TW | Transwell |
| VCAM-1 | Vascular Cell Adhesion Protein-1 |
| VE-cadherin | Vascular endothelial cadherin |
| VEGF-A | Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A |
| vWF | von Willebrand Factor |