ABBREVIATION LIST
Mycobacterium tuberculosis Mtb
Tuberculosis TB
N-Acetylglucosamine NAG
N-Acetylmuramic Acid NAM
Meso-Diaminopimelic mDAP
Phosphatidylinositol Mannosides PIM
Lipoarabinomannan LAM
Lipomannan LM
Tumour Necrosis Factor TNF
Dendritic Cells DCs
Natural Killer NK
Interferon- IFN-
Antigen Presenting Cells APCs
World Health Organisation WHO
Multi Drug Resistant MDR
Extensive Drug Resistant XDR
M. Bovis Bacillus Calmette–Guérin BCG
Twin Arginine Translocation TAT
6 Kda Early Secreted Antigenic Target ESAT-6
The Culture Filtrate Protein-10 CFP-10
Proline-Glutamic Acid PE
Proline-Proline-Glutamic Acid PPE
Pathogen Recognition Receptor PRR
Pathogen-Associated Molecular Patterns PAMPs
Danger Associated Molecular Patterns DAMPs
Toll-Like Receptors TLRs
Retinoic Acid-Inducible Gene I-Like Receptors RLRs Nucleotide-Binding Oligomerization Domain-Like Receptors NLRs
Leucine-Rich-Repeat LRR
Interleukin 1 Receptor IL-1R
Toll/IL-1R Homology TIR
Caspase Recruitment And Activation Domain CARD
Pyrin Domain PYD
Baculovirus Inhibitor Of Apoptosis Repeat Domain BIR
Retinoic Acid-Inducible Gene 1 RIG-I
Melanoma Differentiation Associated Gene 5 MDA5
Regulatory Domain RD
Laboratory Of Genetics And Physiology 2 LGP2
T Helper 1 Th1
T Helper 2 Th2
Type 1 Macrophages M1
Type 2 Macrophages M2
Immature Dcs iDCs
Nod Like Receptor Protein 1 NLRP1
Adaptor Proteins Apoptosis-Associated Speck-Like Protein
CARD Inhibitor Of NF-B-Activating Ligands CARDINAL NLR Family CARD Domain-Containing Protein 4 NLRC4 IL-1-Converting Enzyme Protease Activating Factor IPAF
Absent In Melanoma 2 Protein AIM2
Hemopoietic IFN-Inducible Nuclear Protein Of 200 Amino
Acid Motif HIN200
Nod Like Receptor Protein 3 NLRP3
Muramyl Dipeptide MDP
Monosodium Urate Crystals MSU
Il-1 Converting Enzyme ICE
Mannose-Capped LAM ManLAM
19 kDa Lipoprotein Lpq
Heat Shock Protein HSP
Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase iNOS
Dendritic Cell-Specific ICAM-3 Grabbing Non-Integrin DC-SIGN
Mtb Wild Type Mtbwt
Human Monocyte Derived DCs MoDCs
Albumin-Dextrose Complex ADC
Bovine Serum Albumin BSA
Phosphate Buffered Saline PBS
Oleic Albumin-Dextrose Complex OADC
Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells PBMC
Colony-Forming Unit CFU
Granulocyte Macrophage-Colony-Stimulating Factor GM-CSF
Macrophage-Colony-Stimulating Factor M-CSF
Potassium Chloride KCl
Fluorescein Isothiocyanate FITC
Phycoerythrin PE
Peridinin Chlorophyll-Cyanin 5.5 PerCP-Cy5
Mean Fluorescence Intensity MFI
Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate-Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis SDS-PAGE
Dithiothreitol DTT
Polyvinyldifluoride PVDF
Fluorochrome Inhibitor Of Caspases Assay FLICA
6-Carboxyfluorescein-Tyr-Val-Ala-Asp-Fluoromethyl Ketone FAM-YVAD-fmk
Mean Standard Error SEM
