| DAMP | damage-associated molecular pattern |
| hpbi | hours post bacterial infection |
| hpvi | hours post-viral infection |
| I-TAC | interferon-inducible T-cell alpha chemoattractant |
| IFN | interferon |
| IL | interleukin |
| IP-10 | interferon gamma-induced protein 10 |
| IV | influenza virus |
| LDH | Lactate dehydrogenase |
| MAPK | mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| MxA | interferon-induced GTP-binding protein MxA |
| NFκB | nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B-cells |
| NLR | NOD-like receptor |
| NOD | nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain |
| OAS1 | 2′-5′-oligoadenylate synthetase 1 |
| PAMP | pathogen associated molecular pattern |
| PRR | pattern recognition receptor |
| RANTES | CC-chemokine ligand 5 |
| RELA | nuclear factor NF-kappa-B p65 subunit |
| RIG-I | retinoic acid inducible gene I |
| RLR | RIG-I like receptor |
| S. aureus | Staphylococcus aureus |
| SCVs | small colony variants |
| TLR | toll-like receptor |
| TNFR | tumor necrosis factor receptor |
| TNFα | tumor necrosis factor alpha |