| BALF | Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid |
| BLI | Biolayer interferometry |
| DF | Dermatophagoides farinae |
| DP | Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus |
| FITC | fluorescein isothiocyanate |
| HDM | House dust mite |
| H&E | Hematoxylin and eosin |
| IN | Intranasal |
| IP | Intraperitoneal |
| KO | Knockout |
| NOR | NOD-like receptor |
| PAR | Protease-activated receptor |
| PAS | Periodic acid Schiff |
| SDS-PAGE | Sodium dodecyl sulfide-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis |
| SPF | Specific pathogen-free |
| TEM | transmission electron microscopy |
| Th | T helper |
| TLR | Toll-like receptor |
| WT | wild type |