| 2-D clinostat | Two-dimensional clinostat |
| AP-1 | Activator protein 1 |
| BMDM | Bone marrow-derived macrophage |
| C/EBPβ | CCAAT-enhancer-binding proteins β |
| Con A | Concanavalin A |
| HSE | Heat shock element |
| HSF-1 | Heat shock factors 1 |
| ICAM-1 | Intercellular adhesion molecule 1 |
| IL-4R | Interleukin-4 receptor |
| IL-4 | Interleukin-4 |
| IL-6 | Interleukin-6 |
| IL-8 | Interleukin-8 |
| iNOS | Inducible nitric oxide synthase |
| IkB | Inhibitor of nuclear factor kappa-B |
| JAK | Janus kinase |
| LFA -1 | Lymphocyte function-associated antigen 1 |
| LPS | Lipopolysaccharide |
| MAPK | Mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| NF-kB | Nuclear factor-kappa B |
| NO | Nitric oxide |
| PBMC | Peripheral blood mononuclear cells |
| PHA | Phytohemagglutinin |
| RCCS | Rotary cell culture system |
| RPM | Random positioning machine; |
| RWV | Rotating wall vessel |
| STAT | Signal transducer and activator of transcription |
| TLR4 | Toll-like receptors 4 |
| TNF-α | Tumor necrosis factor α |
| YM1 | Chitinase-like protein |