| APC | Antigen-presenting cell |
| BMDM | Bone marrow-derived macrophages |
| BMP | Bone morphogenesis protein |
| CFP-10 | Culture filtrate protein 10 |
| cGAS | Cyclic GMP-AMP synthase |
| CXCR5 | CXC-motif-chemokine receptor 5 |
| CYBB | Cytochrome b (-245) beta |
| DAMP | Danger-associated molecular pattern |
| DC | Dendritic cell |
| DCIR | C-type II lectin dendritic cell immunoreceptor |
| EGFR | Epidermal growth factor receptor |
| EPTB | Extrapulmonary TB |
| ESAT-6 | 6 kDa early secretory antigenic target |
| ESX-1 | ESAT-6 secretion system 1 |
| HMBPP | (E)-4-Hydroxy-3-methyl-but-2-enyl pyrophosphate |
| IFN | Interferon |
| IL1RA | The Interleukin-1 receptor antagonist |
| IL12RB2 | IL-12 receptor subunit beta 2 |
| IL | Interleukin |
| IRF | Interferon response factor |
| LGP2 | Laboratory of genetics and physiology 2 |
| MAMP | Microbe-associated molecular patterns |
| MDA5 | Melanoma-differentiated gene 5 |
| mDC | Myeloid dendritic cell |
| moDC | Monocyte-derived dendritic cell |
| MTB | Mycobacterium tuberculosis |
| MyD88 | Myeloid differentiation primary response 88 |
| NEMO | NF-kappa-B essential modulator |
| NK | Natural killer |
| NLRP3 | Nucleotide-binding domain, leucine-rich-containing family, pyrin domain-containing-3 |
| NOX2 | NADPH oxidase 2 |
| NRL | Nod-like receptor |
| OAS | Oligoadenylate synthetases |
| OASL | 2′-5′Oligoadenylate synthases-like |
| PAMP | Pattern associated molecular pattern |
| PBMC | Peripheral blood mononuclear cell |
| PD1 | Programmed cell death protein 1 |
| pDC | Plasmatic dendritic cell |
| PKR | Protein kinase R |
| PRR | Pattern recognition receptors |
| PTB | Pulmonary TB |
| RAGE | Receptor for advanced glycation end product |
| rBCG | Recombinant BCG |
| RD-1 | Region of deletion 1 |
| RIG-I | Retinoic acid inducible gene I |
| RLR | Rig-I-like Receptor |
| ROS | Radical oxygen species |
| STING | Stimulator of interferon genes |
| TB | Tuberculosis |
| TgF | Transforming growth factor |
| TLR | Toll-like receptor |
| TNFα | Tumor necrosis factor alpha |
| TRAF | TNF receptor associated factor |
| TRIF | TIR-domain-containing adapter-inducing interferon-β. |