APC	antigen presenting cell
AICD	activation-induced cell death
AML	acute myeloid leukemia
BCR	B cell receptor
BM-DCs	bone marrow-derived dendritic cells
BMDMs	bone-marrow derived macrophages
CAC	colitis-associated colorectal cancer
CBMCs	cord blood-derived mast cells
CCL	C-C motif chemokine ligand
CD	cluster of differentiation
CIA	collagen-induced arthritis
CML	chronic myeloid leukemia
cNK	conventional NK
CNS	central nervous system
CRP	C-reactive protein
CXCR	C-X-C chemokine receptor
DC	dendritic cell
DcR	decoy receptor
DD	death domain
DR	death receptor
DTx	diphtheria toxin
EAE	experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis
EAT	experimental autoimmune thyroiditis
EoE	eosinophilic esophagitis
Eomes	eomesodermin
ER	endoplasmic reticulum
fMLP	N-Formylmethionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine
GC	germinal center
G-CSF	granulocyte-colony stimulating factor
GM-CSF	granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor
HBV	hepatitis B virus
HCC	hepatocellular carcinoma
Hsp	heat shock protein
IFN	interferon
Ig	immunoglobulin
IL	interleukin
ILC	innate lymphoid cell
LPS	lipopolysaccharide
MCA	methylcholanthrene
MCMV	murine cytomegalovirus
MDSCs	myeloid derived suppressor cells
mRNA	messenger RNA
MSC	mesenchymal stem cell
iNKT	invariant Natural Killer T
NK	Natural Killer
OPG	osteoprotegerin
Pam3C	tri-palmitoyl-S-glyceryl cysteine
pDC	plasmacytoid dendritic cell
PEDF	pigment epithelium derived factor
PHA	phytohemagglutinin
Poly I:C	polyinosinic:polycytidylic acid
RANKL	Receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa-Β ligand
RNA	ribonucleic acid
SDF1	stromal cell-derived factor 1
SLE	systemic lupus erythematosus
TAMs	tumor associated macrophages
TCR	T cell receptor
TGF	transforming growth factor
Th	T helper type
TLR	toll like receptor
TNF	tumor necrosis factor
TNFRSF	TNF receptor superfamily
TRAIL	tumor necrosis factor–related apoptosis–inducing ligand
Treg	regulatory T cell
UPR	unfolded protein response.