ACO	asthma-COPD overlap
ACO	ovalbumin + elastase protocol
ACO-DX	treated with dexamethasone
ACO-DX-pep3-EcTI	treated with dexamethasone and peptide
ACO-pep3-EcTI	treated with inhibitor
ACO-like model	model used in Ikeda research
AS	alveolar septa
AW	airways
BALF	bronchoalveolar lavage fluid
BSA	bovine serum albumin
CD8+ T	cluster of differentation 8
CNPq	National Council for Scientific and Technological Development
COPD	chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
DAB	diaminobenzidine chromogen
ECM	extracellular matrix
EcTI	Enterolobium contortisiliquum
ELA	elastase protocol
eNO	exhaled nitric oxide
%Ers	respiratory system elastance
FAPESP	research support foundation of the State of São Paulo
FEV1	forced expiratory volume in first second
GINA	Global Initiative of Asthma
GOLD	Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease
%Gtis	tissue resistance system
%Htis	tissue elastance system
ICS	inhaled corticosteroid
IFN-γ	interferon gamma
IgE	immunoglobulin E
IL-1β	interleukin 1Beta
IL-4	interleukin 4
IL-5	interleukin 5
IL-6	interleukin 6
IL-10	interleukin 10
IL-13	interleukin 13
IL-17	interleukin 17
IL-17F	interleukin 17 A
IL-17F	interleukin 17 F
IL-22	interleukin 22
iNOS	inducible nitric oxide synthase
IP	intraperitoneal
Lm	linear mean intercept
LIM-20	Laboratory of Experimental Therapy I
MMP´s	Metalloproteinases
MMP-9	metalloproteinase 9
MMP-12	metalloproteinase 12
NF-κB	nuclear factor kappa-B
NO	nitric oxide
OVA	ovalbumin protocol
PBS	Phosphate-buffered Saline
pep3-EcTI	Peptide EcTI
PKa	human plasma kallikrein
ppb	parts per billion
PPE	porcine pancreatic elastase
%Raw	airway resistance system
%Rrs	respiratory system resistance
SAL	saline protocol
SAL-pep3- EcTI	saline group treated with peptide
TGF-β	transforming growth factor beta
Th2	T-helper cells 2
Th17	T-helper cells 17
TNF-α	tumor necrosis fator alpha