| AP-1 | activator protein 1 |
| CCL | chemokine (C-C motif) ligand |
| COPD | chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
| CSF-1 | colony-stimulating factor-1 |
| cSMAC | central supramolecular activation cluster |
| CX3CL | chemokine (C-X3-C motif) ligand |
| CXCL | chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand |
| DAMPs | damage-associated molecular patterns |
| DCs | dendritic cells |
| GDF15 | growth differentiation factor 15 |
| HA | hyaluronic acid |
| HIV-1 | human immunodeficiency virus type 1 |
| HL-60 | human promyelocytic leukemia cells |
| HSV-1 | herpex Simplex Virus |
| LmnaDhe | hair and ears allele Lmna |
| LPS | lipopolysaccharide |
| MHC-I | antigen/major histocompatibility complex I |
| MHC-II | antigen/major histocompatibility complex II |
| MTOC | microtubule organizing center |
| NETs | neutrophil extracellular traps |
| NKT | cells natural killer T cells |
| NO | nitric oxide |
| PAMPs | pathogen-associated molecular patterns |
| PRRs | pattern recognition receptors |
| pSMAC | peripheral supramolecular activation cluster |
| RA | retinoic acid |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| SUN2 | Sad1 and UNC84 domain containing 2 |
| TLRs | toll-like receptors |
| TPA | phorbol ester |
| TGF-β | transforming growth factor-β |
| VEGF | growth factors like vascular endothelial growth factor |
| Vpr | viral protein R |
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