RF	Water extract of Rubi Fructus
LPS	Lipopolysaccharide
NO	Nitric Oxide
PGE2	Prostaglandin E2
IL	Interleukin
MCP	Monocyte chemotactic activating factor
TNF	Tumor necrosis factor
IgG2b	Immunoglobulin G2b
OD	Optical density
LIX	Lipopolysaccharide-induced CXC chemokine
LIF	Leukemia inhibitory factor
G-CSF	Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor
GM-CSF	Granulocyte macrophage colony-stimulating factor
VEGF	Vascular endothelial growth factor
M-CSF	Macrophage colony-stimulating factor
MIP	Macrophage inflammatory protein
RANTES	Regulated on activation, normal T cell expressed and secreted
IP	Interferon gamma-induced protein
ER	Endoplasmic reticulum
CHOP	C/EBP homologous protein
CAMK2a	Calcium/calmodulin dependent protein kinase II alpha
MAPK	Mitogen-activated protein kinase
JAK	Janus kinase
STAT	Signal transducers and activators of transcription
FAS	First apoptosis signal receptor
NOS	Nitric oxide synthase
PTGS	Prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthase
SIRS	Systemic inflammatory response syndrome
RE	Rutin equivalents
ERF	Ethanol extract of Rubi Fructus
WRF	Water extract of Rubi Fructus
DMEM	Dulbecco’s modified Eagle’s medium
HMSB	Handheld Magnetic Separation Block
SB	Staining Buffer
Nor	Normal group
MODS	Multiple organ dysfunction syndrome
JNK	Jun NH2-terminal kinase
NF	Nuclear factor
iNOS	Inducible nitric oxide synthase
COX-2	Cyclooxygenase 2
IC50	Half maximal inhibitory concentration
ROS	Reactive oxygen species