Abbreviation	Definition
ATF6	activation of transcription factor 6
Atg14	autophagy-related 14
AR	aldose reductase
ATP	Adenosine triphosphate
B. melitensis	Brucella melitensis
B. abortus	Brucella abortus
B. suis	Brucella suis
B. ovis	Brucella ovis
B. canis	Brucella canis
B. neotomae	Brucella neotomae
B. ceti	Brucella ceti
B. papionis	Brucella papionis
B. inopinata	Brucella inopinata
B. pinnipedialis	Brucella pinnipedialis
B. microti	Brucella microti
B. vulpis	Brucella vulpis
BCV	Brucella-containing vacuoles
CD98hc	CD98 heavy chain
CHOP	C/EBP homologous protein
CXCL8	C-X-C motif ligand 8
CTB	cytotrophoblasts
DAMPs	damage-associated molecular patterns
ER	endoplasmic reticulum
EEA1	Early Endosomal Antigen 1
EVT	extravillous trophoblasts
GRP78	Glucose-Regulated Protein 78
GTC	goat trophoblast cells
GAPDH	glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase
HMGB1	High Mobility Group Box 1
IRE1	inositol-requiring enzyme 1
IFN-γ	interferon gamma
IL	interleukin
LAMP-1	Lysosomal Associated Membrane Protein 1
LPS	lipopolysaccharide
MyD88	myeloid differentiation primary response gene 88
MCP-1	monocyte chemotactic protein 1
NOD	nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain
NF-κB	nuclear factor kappa B
NK	natural killer
NOX2	nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate oxidase 2
NADPH	Reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate
NLRs	NOD-like receptors
PAMP	pathogen associated molecular pattern
PERK	protein kinase RNA-like ER kinase
PRRs	pattern recognition receptors
pgm	phosphoglucomutase
ROS	reactive oxygen species
RANTES	regulated upon activation normal T-cell expressed and secreted
RIP2	receptor-interacting serine/threonine-protein kinase 2
SYN	syncytiotrophoblasts
T4SS	Type IV secretion system
TNF-α	tumor necrosis factor-α
TLRs	Toll-like receptors
TRAF2	TNF receptor associated factor 2
TAK1	TGF-β-activated kinase 1
TCA	tricarboxylic acid
TIR	Toll/interleukin-1 receptor
UPR	unfolded protein response
ULK1	Unc-51-like kinase 1