| LPS | Lipopolysaccharide |
| PG | Peptidoglycan |
| LTA | Lipotechoic acid |
| PRR | Pattern recognition receptor |
| PAMP | Pathogen-associated molecular pattern |
| KDO | C-8-keto-deoxy-octonic acid |
| S-LPS | Smooth lipopolysaccharide |
| R-LPS | Rough lipopolysaccharide |
| TLR | Toll-like receptor |
| MD-2 | Myeloid-differentiation factor 2 |
| mCD-14 | Membrane-associated CD-14 |
| MAPK | Mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| NAG | N-acetylglucosamine |
| NAM | N-acetylmuramic acid |
| MRSA | Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus |
| NOD | Nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain-containing protein |
| LBP | Lipopolysaccharide-binding proteins |
| NAIP | NOD-like receptor apoptosis inhibitory protein |
| HBP | Heptose-1,7-bisphosphate |
| ALPK1 | Alpha-kinase 1 |