| TB | Tuberculosis |
| bTB | bovine Tuberculosis |
| MTBC | Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex |
| M.tb | Mycobacterium tuberculosis |
| M.bovis | Mycobacterium bovis |
| BCG | Bacillus Calmette–Guérin |
| DCs | Dendritic cells |
| APC | Professional anstigen presenting cells |
| IFN-γ | Interferon-γ |
| COX | Cyclooxygenase |
| mPGES | Membrane-associated Prostaglandin E2 synthase |
| cPGES | Cytosolic Prostaglandin E2 synthase |
| PGE2 | Prostaglandin E2 |
| ROR-γt | Retinoid-related orphan receptor γt |
| Foxp3 | Forkhead box prtein 3 |
| IFN-γ | interferon-γ |
| IL-1β | interleukin 1β |
| IL-6 | interleukin 6 |
| IL-17 | interleukin 17 |
| TNF-α | tumor necrosis factor-α |
| Th1 | T helper cells 1 |
| Th2 | T helper cells 2 |
| Th17 | T helper cells 17 |
| Treg | Regulatory T cell |
| ORFs | Open Reading Frame |
| HRP | Horseradish Peroxidase |
| ECL | Enhanced chemiluminescence |
| CFU | Colony-Forming Unit |
| MDSCs | Myeloid-derived suppressor cells |
| PVDF | Poly vinylidene fluoride |