| Ac-SDKP | N-acetyl-seryl-aspartyl-lysyl-proline |
| AEC | Alveolar epithelial cell |
| AKT | Protein kinase B |
| AM | Alveolar macrophage |
| ARE | Antioxidant-responsive element |
| ASK-1 | Arabidopsis Serine/Threonine Kinase1 |
| BALF | Broncho alveolar lavage fluid |
| Bax | BCL2-Associated X |
| BCL2 | B-cell lymphoma-2 |
| BLM | Bleomycin |
| BMP | Bone morphogenetic protein |
| Col | Collagen |
| COX | Cyclooxygenase |
| CTGF | Connective tissue growth factor |
| CXCL | C-X-C motif chemokine ligand |
| ECM | Extracellular Matrix |
| EMT | Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition |
| ERK | Extracellular signal-regulated kinase |
| Fas | Factor-related Apoptosis |
| FNs | Fullerene nanoparticles |
| FOXO3 | Forkhead box O3 |
| GPx | Glutathione peroxidase |
| IL | Interleukins |
| iNOS | Inducible nitric oxide synthase |
| IPF | Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis |
| JAK | Janus kinase |
| JNK | The c-Jun NH(2)-terminal kinases |
| Keap1 | Kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1 |
| LC3 | Microtubule-associated protein 1A/1B-light chain 3 |
| LPCAT1 | Lysophosphatidylcholine acyltransferase 1 |
| MAPK | Mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| MDA | Malondialdehyde |
| MMP | Metallomatous proteases |
| MSCs | Mesenchymal stem cells |
| mTOR | Mammalian target of rapamycin |
| NAC | N-Acetyl-L-cysteine |
| NALP3 | Neutrophil Alkaline Phosphatase 3 |
| NF-κB | Nuclear factor kappa-B |
| NLRP3 | NOD-like receptor thermal protein domain associated protein 3 |
| NOX | NADPH oxidase |
| Nrf2 | NF-E2 p45-related factor 2 |
| PDGF | Platelet-derived growth factor |
| PI3K | Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase |
| PPAR-γ | Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| SNPs | Single nucleotide polymorphisms |
| SOD | Superoxide dismutase |
| STAT | Signal transducer and activator of transcription |
| Tan IIA | Tanshinone IIA |
| TCM | Traditional Chinese medicine |
| TGF-β | Transforming growth factor beta |
| TIMPs | Tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases |
| TLR4 | Toll-like receptor 4 |
| TNF | Tumor necrosis factor |
| WLL | Whole lung lavage |
| Wnt | Wingless/Integrated |
| α-SMA | Alpha-smooth muscle actin |