AcCoA	acetyl coenzyme A
ACh	Acetylcholine
AChE	acetylcholinesterase
APCs	antigen-presenting cells
BCR	B-cell receptors
[Ca2+]i	intracellular concentration of free Ca2+ ions
cGMP	cyclic GMP
ChAT	choline acetyltransferase
CHT1	choline transporter
COX-2	cyclooxygenase-2
CRAC	Ca2+-release activated Ca2+ channels
DCs	dendritic cells
ER	endoplasmic reticulum
HCNP	hippocampal cholinergic neurostimulating peptide
HCNPpp	hippocampal cholinergic neurostimulating peptide precursor proteins
IFN-γ	interferon-γ
IL	interleukin
iNOS	inducible NOS
IP3	inositol-1,4,5-trisphosphate
LPS	lipopolysaccharide
mAChR	muscarinic ACh receptor
MAPK	mitogen-activated protein kinase
MdM	Mal de Meleda
MEK	mitogen-activated protein extracellular kinase
MLA	methyllycaconitine
M1/M5-KO	M1 and M5 mAChR-deficient
MNLs	mononuclear leukocytes
nAChR	nicotinic ACh receptor
NF-B	nuclear factor-B
NO	nitric oxide
NOS	nitric oxide synthase
OVA	ovalbumin
OVAp	OVA peptide323−339
Oxo-M	oxotremorine-M
PMA	phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate
PEBP	phosphatidylethanolamine binding protein
PHA	phytohemagglutinin
PKA	protein kinase A
PKC	protein kinase C
RIA	radioimmunoassays
RKIP	Raf-1 kinase inhibitory protein
RT-PCR	reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction
sGC	soluble guanylate cyclase
SLURP-1	secreted lymphocyte antigen-6/urokinase-type plasminogen activator receptor-related peptide-1
TCR	T-cell receptor
Th	helper T
TLR2	toll-like receptor 2
TNF-α	tumor necrosis factor-α
Tregs	regulatory T cells
V-ATPase	vacuolar H+-ATPase
VAChT	vesicular ACh transporters
WT	wild-type