| VA: vitamin A |
| TB: tuberculosis |
| ATRA: all-trans retinoic acid |
| ATT: antituberculosis treatment |
| HIV: Human Immunodeficiency Virus |
| VB1: vitamin B1 |
| MTB: Mycobacterium tuberculosis |
| VB5: vitamin B5 |
| BMDMs: bone marrow-derived macrophages |
| VB12: vitamin B12 |
| VC: vitamin C |
| PZA: pyrazinamide |
| INH: isoniazid |
| RIF: rifampicin |
| MDR: multi drugs resistant |
| hCAP-18: human cationic antimicrobial protein 18 |
| IL-: interleukin |
| INF-γ: interferon-γ |
| LL-37: Leucine-Leucine 37 |
| LTBI: latent tuberculosis infection |
| MMPs: metalloproteinases |
| RXR: retinoid X receptor |
| TLR: toll-like receptor |
| VD: vitamin D |
| VDR: vitamin D receptor |