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. 2021 Dec 16;9(12):1490. doi: 10.3390/vaccines9121490
Abbreviation Definition
AAV Adeno-associated virus
Ad Adenovirus
APCs Antigen-presenting cells
CD Cluster of differentiation
CDC Center for Disease Control
CEPI Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations
ChAd Chimpanzee adenovirus
circRNA Circular RNA
CLRs C-type lectin-like receptors
COVID-19 Coronavirus disease 2019
CSE Conserved sequence elements
DC Dendritic Cells
dLN Draining lymph node
DNA Deoxyribonucleic acid
DTaP Diphtheria and Tetanus Toxoids and Acellular Pertussis
EMA European Medicine Agency
EP Electroporation
FDA United States Food and Drug Administrations
GC Germinal center
HIV Human immunodeficiency virus
IFN-γ Interferon-gamma
Ig Immunoglobulin
IL Interleukin
INF-α interferon-alpha
IRES Internal ribosomal entry sites
IVT in vitro transcribed
LLPCs long-lived PCs
LNP Lipid nanoparticle
LRR Leucine Rich Repeats
MAVS Mitochondrial antiviral-signaling protein
MBCs Memory B cells
MERS Middle east respiratory syndrome
MHC Major histocompatibility complex
mRNA Messenger RNA
MVA Modified vaccinia virus Ankara
MyD88 Myeloid differentiation primary response 88
MZB Marginal Zone B cells
Macrophages
NAbs Neutralizing antibodies
NDV Newcastle disease virus
NIAID National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
NLR Cytosolic nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain (NOD)- Leucine Rich Repeats (LRR)-containing receptors
NOD Nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain
PAMPs Pathogen-Associated Molecular Patterns
PCs Plasma cells
PIZV Purified inactivated Zika virus vaccine
PolyA Polyadenine
PRRs Pattern Recognition Receptors
RdRP RNA-dependent RNA polymerase
RIG-I Retinoic acid-inducible gene I
RLRs Retinoic acid-inducible gene I (RIG-I) like receptors
RNA Ribonucleic acid
SAM self-amplifying mRNA
SARS-CoV-2 Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
synDNA Synthetic DNA
Tc Cytotoxic T cells
TCR T cell receptor
Tfh Follicular T helper cells
Th T helper cells
TLR Toll-Like receptors
transmRNA Trans-amplifying mRNAs
TTS Thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrom
UTRs Untranslated regions
VLPs Virus-like Particles
WHO World Health Organization
ZIKV Zika virus