| DCs | dendritic cells |
| NK | natural killer |
| PBDCs | peripheral blood dendritic cells |
| CFP | C. fragile polysaccharide |
| MHC | major histocompatibility complex |
| MDDCs | monocyte-derived dendritic cells |
| cDCs | conventional DCs |
| pDCs | plasmacytoid DCs |
| BDCA | blood dendritic cell antigen |
| rhGM-CSF | recombinant human granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor |
| rhIL | recombinant human interleukin |
| TNF | tumor necrosis factor |
| ERK | extracellular signal-regulated kinase |
| JNK | c-Jun N-terminal kinases |
| IFN | interferon |
| Th1 | helper T 1 |
| CTLs | cytotoxic T lymphocytes |
| SR-A | scavenger receptor-A |
| PI3K | phosphoinositide 3-kinase |
| Akt | protein kinase B |
| CR3 | complement receptor 3 |
| PBMCs | peripheral blood mononuclear cells |
| DAPI | 4′,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole |
| CFSE | carboxyfluorescein succinimidyl ester |
| PMA | phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate |
| Abs | Antibodies |
| ELISA | enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay |
| SEM | standard error of the mean |
| FACS | fluorescence-activated cell sorting |