| CCK-8 | Cell-counting kit-8 |
| CoVs | Coronaviruses |
| DMEM | Dulbecco’s modified Eagle’s medium |
| DMSO | Dimethyl Sulfoxide |
| EMEM | Eagle’s Minimum Essential Medium |
| FACS | Fluorescence-activated cell sorting |
| FBS | Fetal bovine serum |
| HCoVs | Human coronaviruses |
| HCoV-OC43 | Human coronavirus OC43 |
| HRP | Horseradish peroxidase |
| IFN | Interferon |
| IκB | Inhibitory kappa B |
| MERS-CoV | Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus |
| MOI | Multiplicity of infection |
| N | Nucleocapsid |
| NF-κB | Nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells |
| PARP | Poly-ADP ribose polymerase |
| PBS | Phosphate-buffered saline |
| PCR | Polymerase chain reaction |
| PI | Propidium iodide |
| RT-qPCR | Reverse transcriptase-quantitative PCR |
| S | Spike |
| SARS-CoV | Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus |
| STAT1 | Signal transducer and activator of transcription 1 |
| STAT3 | Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 |