| AD | atopic dermatitis |
| APCs | antigen presenting cells |
| AR | allergic rhinitis |
| AS | asthma |
| BMDCs | bone marrow-derived DCs |
| cDCs | conventional/classical dendritic cells |
| CSU | chronic spontaneous urticarial |
| CIA | collagen-induced arthritis |
| CLRs | c-type lectin receptors |
| CRn | chronic rhinosinusitis |
| CXCL13 | chemokine receptor CXCR5 |
| DAMP | damage associated molecular pattern |
| DCs | dendritic cells |
| DC-SIGN | dendritic cell–specific intercellular adhesion molecule 3–grabbing nonintegrin |
| DTR | diphtheria toxin receptor |
| EE | eosinophilic esophagitis |
| ECs | epithelial cells |
| EMP | early myeloid progenitors |
| ER | endoplasmic reticulum |
| HDM | house dust mite |
| Hu-mAb | humanized monoclonal antibody |
| HSC | hematopoietic stem cells |
| IDO | indoleamine 2, 3 - dioxygenase |
| IL | interleukin |
| ILCs | innate lymphoid cells |
| IFN-γ | interferon-gamma |
| IPF | idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis |
| IRF4 | interferon regulatory factor |
| KHIDI | Korea health industry development institute |
| Klf4 | kruppel-like factor 4 |
| Lfα | lymphotoxin α |
| MC | mast cell |
| MHC | major histocompatablility complex |
| miR | microRNA |
| MM | macrophage mannose receptor |
| Mo-DCs | monocyte derived dendritic cells |
| MyD88 | myeloid differentiation primary response 88 |
| Mib-1 | mind-bomb-1 |
| MIIC | MHC II-containing Compartment |
| NF-kB | nuclear factor kappa B |
| NKT | natural killer T cells |
| NLRP3 | NLR family pyrin domain containing 3 |
| NP | nasal polyposis |
| NRF | national research foundation |
| PAMP | pathogen-associated molecular pattern |
| PAR 1-3 | protease activated receptors |
| pDC | plasmacytoid dendritic cells |
| PE | peripheral eosinophilia |
| PRRs | pattern recognition receptors |
| P2R | purinergic type 2 receptor |
| Sharpin | SHANK-associated RH domain-interacting protein |
| SHB | SH2 domain-containing adaptor protein B |
| STAT | signal transducer and activator of transcription |
| TAP | transporter associated with antigen processing |
| TcF | transcription factors |
| TCR | t-cell receptor |
| Th2 | t helper type 2 |
| TLR | toll-like receptor |
| TNF-β | tumor necrosis factor-beta |
| Treg | regulatory T cells |
| TSLP | thymic stromal lymphopoietin |
| UC | ulcerative colitis |
| Zeb2 | zinc finger E-box-binding homeobox 2 |