| AG | Artemisia gmelinii Weber ex Stechm |
| AGE | Artemisia gmelinii Weber ex Stechm ethanol extract |
| ALI | Acute lung injury |
| BALF | Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid |
| COPD | Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease |
| COX-2 | Cyclooxygenase-2 |
| CS | Cigarette smoke |
| CSE | Cigarette smoke extract |
| CXCL-1 | C-X- motif chemokine ligand 1 |
| CXCR-1 | C-X-C Motif chemokine receptor 1 |
| CXCR-2 | C-X-C Motif chemokine receptor 2 |
| CXCR-4 | C-X-C Motif chemokine receptor 4 |
| CX3CR-1 | C-X3-C Motif chemokine receptor 1 |
| DAB | 3,3′-diaminobenzidine |
| DAPI | 4′,6-diamidine-2′-phenylindole dihydrochloride |
| dHL-60 | Differentiated HL-60 |
| DHR123 | Dihydrorhodamine 123 |
| HBSS | Hank’s balanced salt solution |
| HMGB1 | High mobility group box 1 |
| HO-1 | Heme Oxygenase-1 |
| H&E | Hematoxylin and eosin |
| IHC | Immunohistochemistry |
| IL-1β | Interleukin-1β |
| ITGAL | Integrin Alpha L |
| KLF6 | Kruppel-like factor 6 |
| LPS | Lipopolysaccharide |
| MAPK | Mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| MCP-1 | Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 |
| MIP-1α | Macrophage Inflammatory Protein-1α |
| MPO | Myeloperoxidase |
| NE | Neutrophil elastase |
| NETs | Neutrophil extracellular traps |
| NF-κB | Nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells |
| NIST | National Institute of Standard and Technology |
| NRF2 | Nuclear factor erythroid-2-related factor 2 |
| PADI4 | Peptidylarginine Deiminase 4 |
| PAHs | Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons |
| PAS | Periodic acid–Schiff |
| PBS | Phosphate-buffered saline |
| PM | Particulate matter |
| PMA | Phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate |
| RANTES | Regulated on activation, Normal T cell Expressed and Secreted |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| RUNX1 | Run-related transcription factor 1 |
| TARC | Thymus and Activation-Regulated Chemokine |
| WHO | World Health Organization |
| WST-1 | Water-Soluble Tetrazolium 1 |