| FLR | Fermented lotus root |
| LA | Linoleic acid |
| LPS | Lipopolysaccharide |
| TLR4 | Toll-like receptor 4 |
| NF-κB | Nuclear factor-kappa B |
| IκBα | Inhibitor of kappa B |
| MAPK | Mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| NO | Nitric oxide |
| iNOS | Inducible nitric oxide synthase |
| COX-2 | Cyclooxygenase-2 |
| TNF-α | Tumor necrosis factor-alpha |
| IL-1β | Interleukin-1 beta |
| IL-6 | Interleukin-6 |
| Nos2 | Nitric oxide synthase 2 |
| Ptgs2 | Prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthase 2 |
| ERK | Extracellular signal-regulated kinase |
| JNK | c-Jun N-terminal kinase |
| GC-FID | Gas chromatography with flame ionization detector |
| VC | Vehicle control |
| CCK-8 | Cell counting kit-8 |
| DAPI | 4′,6-Diamidino-2-phenylindole dihydrochloride |
| ANOVA | Analysis of variance |
| SEM | Standard error of the mean |