| Symbol | Description |
| AD | Atopic dermatitis |
| BD | Behçet’s disease |
| cKO | Conditional knockout |
| DCs | Dendritic Cells |
| EAE | Experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis |
| ELISA | Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay |
| HSV | Herpes simplex virus |
| IDO | Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase |
| IDECs | Inflammatory dendritic epidermal cells |
| iDCs | Immature dendritic cells |
| IBD | Inflammatory bowel disease |
| LCs | Langerhans cells |
| mbCD83 | Membrane-bound CD83 |
| MHC | Major-histocompatibility-complex |
| MARCH | Membrane-associated RING-CH |
| matDCs | Mature dendritic cells |
| mDCs | Myeloid dendritic cells |
| MS | Multiple sclerosis |
| pDCs | Plasmacytoid dendritic cells |
| PBL | Peripheral blood leukocyte |
| PBMCs | Peripheral blood mononuclear cells |
| PMQs | Peritoneal macrophages |
| PsA | Psoriatic arthritis |
| qRT-PCR | Quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction |
| RA | Rheumatoid arthritis |
| sCD83 | Soluble CD83 |
| SLE | Systemic lupus erythematosus |
| SF | Synovial fluid |
| TEC | Thymic-epithelial cell |
| tolDCs | Tolerogenic dendritic cells |
| TNF | Tumor necrosis factor |