| 4-MU | 4-Methylumbelliferone |
| MCs | Mast cells |
| BMMCs | Mouse bone marrow-derived mast cells |
| DNP | Anti-dinitrophenyl |
| IgE | immunoglobulin E |
| DNP-HSA | DNP-human serum albumin |
| PCA | Passive cutaneous anaphylaxis |
| ASA | Ovalbumin-induced active systemic anaphylaxis |
| FcεRI | IgE receptor |
| ERK | Extracellular signal-regulated kinase |
| IκBα | Nuclear factor of kappa light polypeptide gene enhancer in B-cells inhibitor, alpha |
| NF-κB | Nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells |
| RBLs | Rat basophilic leukemia cells |
| JNK | c-jun and N-terminal kinase |
| FBS | Fetal bovine serum |
| SD | Standard deviation |
| PBS | Phosphate buffered saline |
| ANOVAs | One-way analyses of variance |
| HRP | Horse radish peroxidase |
| MAPK | Mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| GAPDH | Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase |
| Ag | antigen |
| i.v. | Tail intravenous injection |
| i.p. | Intraperitoneal injection |