| AITC | Allyl isothiocyanate |
| CD14 | Cluster of differentiation 14 |
| CRAC | Cholesterol recognition amino acid consensus motif |
| GPI-anchored proteins | Glycosylphosphatidylinositol anchored proteins |
| LPS | Bacterial lipopolysaccharides |
| MCD | Methyl β-cyclodextrin |
| SM | Sphingomyelin |
| SMase | Sphingomyelinase |
| TLR4 | Toll-like receptor 4 |
| TM | Transmembrane domain |
| TNT | Trinitrophenol |
| TRPA1 | Transient receptor potential ankyrin 1 cation channel |
| TRPM8 | Transient receptor potential melastatin 8 cation channel |
| TRPV1 | Transient receptor potential vanilloid 1 cation channel |