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. 2019 Mar 31;20(7):1604. doi: 10.3390/ijms20071604
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