| AU | Allergy unit |
| HDM | House dust mites |
| DAPI | 4′,6-Diamidino-2-phenylindole |
| DCF | Dichlorofluorescein |
| DCF-DA | Dichlorofluorescein diacetate |
| DMSO | Dimethyl sulfoxide |
| ELISA | Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay |
| FACS | Fluorescence-activated single cell sorting |
| LPS | Lipopolysaccharide |
| MCP-1 | Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 |
| MD-2 | Myeloid differentiation protein 2 |
| NECs | Nasal epithelial cells |
| PAR-2 | Protease activated receptor-2 |
| PE | Phycoerythrin |
| qRT-PCR | Quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| TLR4 | Toll-like receptor 4 |
| THF | Tetrahydrofuran |
| TNF-α | Tumor necrosis factor-α |