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. 2020 Feb 20;21(4):1432. doi: 10.3390/ijms21041432
ACP Antigen-presenting cells
BAFF B cell-activating factor
C1q Complement component 1
C3a Complement 3a
C3b Complement 3b
C4a Complement 4a
C4b Complement 4b
C5a Complement 5a
CD14
CD40
Cluster of differentiation 14
Cluster of differentiation 40
COX-1 Cyclooxygenase-1
COX-2 Cyclooxygenase-2
CXCL8 Chemokine ligand 8
EC Epithelial cells
ECM Extracellular matrix
EDTA Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid-2-amino-2-hydroxymethyl-propane-1,3-diol
FoxP3 Forkhead box protein P3
GnRH Gonadotropin-releasing hormone
IFN Interferon
IFNα Interferon type I α
IgA Immunoglobulin A
IgG Immunoglobulin G
IgM Immunoglobulin M
IL1 Interleukin1
IL1RN Interleukin 1 receptor antagonist
IL10 Interleukin 10
IL13 Interleukin 13
IL17 Interleukin 17
IL1α Interleukin 1alpha
IL1β Interleukin 1Beta
IL4 Interleukin 4
IL6 Interleukin 6
LH Luteinizing hormone
LPS
LRS
Lipopolysaccharides
Lactated Ringer’s Solution
MAC Membrane attack complex
MCWE Mycobacterium phlei cell wall extract
MMP-3 Metalloproteinase-3
MMPs Matrix metalloproteinases
MSCs Mesenchymal stem cells
MyD88 Myeloid differentiation primary response 88
NETs Neutrophil extracellular traps
NF-κB Nuclear factor kappa-B
NK Natural killer cells
NLR NOD-like receptors
NO Nitric oxide
NOD Nucleotide-binding and oligomerization domain
NSAIDs Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
PABA
PBIE
Para-aminobenzoic acid
Persistent breeding-induced endometritis
PBPs
PGF2α
Penicillin-binding proteins
Prostaglandin 2α
PMNs Polymorphonuclear neutrophils
PRP Platelet-rich plasma
PRRs Pattern recognition receptors
SAA Serum amyloid A
TIMPs Tissue inhibitors of MMPs
TLR2 Toll-like receptors type 2
TLR4 Toll-like receptors type 4
TLRs Toll-like receptors
TNFα Tumor necrosis factor-α
TRAF6 Receptor-associated factor 6
TRIF TIR-domain-containing adapter-inducing interferon-β
WBC White blood cells