AMPs	antimicrobial peptides
CD	circular dichroism
DMSO	dimethyl sulfoxide
EDTA	ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid
FACS	fluorescence-assisted cell sorting
FBS	fetal bovine serum
hRBCs	human red blood cells
LPS	lipopolysaccharides
MHB	Mueller-Hinton broth
MIC	minimum inhibitory concentration
MTT	3-(4,5-dimethylthiozol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide
NF-κB	nuclear factor-κB
NO	nitric oxide
NPN	N-phenyl-1-naphthylamine
OD	optical density
PI	propidium iodide
qRT-PCR	quantitative real-time PCR
SDS	sodium dodecyl sulfate
SEM	scanning electronic microscopy
TFE	trifluoroethyl alcohol
TLR4	Toll-like receptor-4
DXM	dexamethasone