| 4.1B | Band 4.1 proteins |
| 8OHdG | 8-hydroxy-2-deoxyguanosine |
| ADMD | Age-dependent macrophage dysfunction |
| AECII | Alveolar epithelial type II cells |
| BALF | Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid |
| BPD | Bronchopulmonary dysplasia |
| CAP | Community-acquired pneumonia |
| CC-10 | Clara cell 10 protein |
| COPD | Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
| CS | Cigarette smoke |
| CSCs | Cancer stem cells |
| CSE | Cigarette smoke extract |
| CXCL1 | C-X-C motif chemokine ligand 1 |
| DAB | Diaminobenzidine |
| DI | Destructive index |
| DLBCL | Diffuse large B cell lymphoma |
| ECM | Extracellular matrix |
| ELF | Epithelial lining fluid |
| ELISA | Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay |
| GCLM | Glutamate-cysteineligase modifier subunit |
| GEFs | Guanine nucleotide exchange factors |
| GSH | Glutathione |
| GSR | Glutathione reductase |
| HA | Hemagglutinin |
| hK14 | Human keratin 14 |
| HO-1 | Heme oxygenase-1 |
| HP1β | Heterochromatin protein 1 beta |
| HR | Homologous recombination |
| hVEGF-D | Human vascular endothelial growth factor D |
| ICR | Imprinting control region |
| IFU | Inclusion forming units |
| IGF | Insulin growth factor |
| IHC | Immunohistochemistry |
| IL-1β | Interleukin-1β |
| IL-6 | Interleukin-6 |
| IPF | Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis |
| ISA | Internal surface area |
| K10 | Keratin 10 |
| K14 | Keratin 14 |
| KC | Keratinocyte-derived chemokine |
| LR | Laminin receptor |
| LRI | Lower respiratory infections |
| MCh | Methacholine |
| MDA | Malondialdehyde |
| mH2A | Histone macro H2A |
| MIP | Macrophage inflammatory protein |
| MLI | Mean linear intercept |
| NAD | Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide |
| NFκB | Nuclear factor kappa B |
| NOS | Nitric oxide synthase |
| Nrf2 | NF-E2-related factor 2 |
| p16 | p16INK4a |
| p38 MAPK | p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| PAFr | Platelet-activating factor receptor |
| PCNA | Proliferating cell nuclear antigen |
| PD50 | Median pneumonia doses |
| PNX | Pneumonectomy |
| QM | Quantitative morphologic |
| RAC | Radial alveolar count |
| RaDR | Rosa26 direct repeat |
| RAGE | Receptor for advanced glycation end products |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| RSV | Respiratory syncytial virus |
| RT-PCR | Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction |
| SAHF | Senescence-associated heterochromatin foci |
| SCGB | Secretoglobin |
| SIRT | Sirtuin |
| SNPs | Single nucleotide polymorphisms |
| SOD | Superoxide dismutase |
| SP-C | Surfactant protein C |
| SQCA | Squamous cell carcinoma |
| SV | Sendai virus |
| TGF | Transforming growth factor |
| TNF-α | Tumor necrosis factor-α |
| TUNEL | Terminal Transferase dUTP Nick End Labeling |
| VEGFs | Vascular endothelial growth factors |
| VLPs | Virus-like particles |
| αSMA | Alpha smooth muscle actin |