ASC	apoptosis-associated speck-like protein containing a CARD
ATP	adenosine triphosphate
CARD	caspase activation and recruitment domain
DAMPs	damage-associated molecular patterns
DSS	disuccinimidyl suberate
FBS	fetal bovine serum
JAK	Janus kinase
JNK	c-Jun N-terminal kinase
LPS	lipopolysaccharide
MAPK	Mitogen-activated protein kinase
MK2	MAPK activated protein kinase 2
mTOR	mammalian target of rapamycin
MSU	monosodium urate
NF-ĸB	nuclear factor-ĸB
NLRP3	NOD-, LRR- and pyrin domain-containing protein 3
PAMPs	pathogen-associated molecular patterns
PI3Ks	phosphoinositide 3-kinases
PMA	phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate
PMSF	phenylmethylsulfonylfluoride
PYD	pyrin domain
STAT	signal transducers and activators of transcription
TCA	trichloroacetic acid
TLR4	toll-like receptor 4