COX	cyclo-oxygenase
E. coli	Escherichia coli
IL	interleukin
LPS	lipopolysaccharide
LTA	lipoteichoic acid
MFI	mean fluorescence intensity
NSAID	nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug
PAMP	pathogen-associated molecular pattern
PBMC	peripheral blood mononuclear cell
PBS	phosphate-buffered saline
PG	peptidoglycan
PMA	phorbol myristate acetate
PMN	polymorphonuclear leukocytes
RPMI	Roswell Park Memorial Institute
TNF	tumor necrosis factor