| ALT | Alanine aminotransferase |
| Batf3 | Basic leucine zipper transcriptional factor ATF-like 3 |
| BMDCs | Bone-marrow-derived DCs |
| B6 | C57BL/6J mice |
| B6.il10−/− | IL-10-deficient CD45.2 mice |
| CLP | Cecal ligation and puncture |
| CLP20 | Cecal ligation and one puncture |
| CLP50 | Cecal ligation and two punctures |
| CL-SF | C-type lectin superfamily |
| DCs | Dendritic cells |
| ECM | Experimental cerebral malaria |
| GAP50 | Glideosome-associated protein 50 from Plasmodium |
| HBV | Hepatitis B virus |
| HBV-NKs | NK cells from chronic HBV patients |
| HCMV | Human cytomegalovirus |
| HCV | Hepatitis C virus |
| HCV-NKs | NK cells from chronic HCV patients |
| HepG2 | Hepatic cell line |
| Hep3B | Human liver epithelial cell line that expresses HLA-E |
| HIV | Human immunodeficiency virus |
| IFNγ | Interferon gamma |
| Ig-SF | Immunoglobulin superfamily |
| IL-1β | interleukin-1 beta |
| IL-6 | Interleukin-6 |
| IL-10 | Interleukin-10 |
| IL-10R | Interleukin-10 receptor |
| IL-12 | Interleukin-12 |
| IL-12R | Interleukin-12 receptor |
| IL-15 | Interleukin-15 |
| IL-15R | Interleukin-15 receptor |
| IL-15Rα | Interleukin-15 receptor alpha |
| IL-15C | IL15 and IL15R complex treatment |
| IL-18 | Interleukin-18 |
| IL-18R | Interleukin-18 receptor |
| IL-18R1 | Interleukin-18 receptor 1 |
| Lm | Listeria monocytogenes |
| L. donovani | Leishmania donovani |
| MCMV | Murine cytomegalovirus |
| MFI | Mean fluorescence intensity |
| NK | Natural killer |
| N-NKs | NK cells from healthy donors |
| NKp46-Cre-Il10fl/fl | NK cell-specific IL-10-deficient mouse |
| NKSTAT3− | STAT3-deficient NK cells |
| NKIl10R− | IL-10Rα deficient-NK cells mice |
| NLRP3 | NOD-, LRR-, and pyrin domain-containing protein 3 |
| PbA | Plasmodium berghei ANKA |
| PKO | Perforin-deficient mice |
| PKO-NKp46-Cre-Il10fl/fl | PKO-IL-10-deficient NK cell mice |
| PKO-Il10fl/fl | PKO control mice |
| PO | Peroral |
| STAT3 | Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription 3 |
| STAT3-p | Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription 3 phosphorylated |
| STAT4 | Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription 4 |
| S. pneumoniae | Streptococcus pneumoniae |
| TGFβ | Transforming growth factor beta |
| T. gondii | Toxoplasma gondii |
| Y. pestis | Yersinia pestis |
| wt | Wild type |