| ALT | alanine transaminase |
| AMPK | 5′ adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase |
| ApoA1 | apolipoprotein A1 |
| ApoB | apolipoprotein B |
| AST | aspartate aminotransferase |
| bFGF | basic fibroblast growth factor |
| C15 | 0:pentadecanoic acid |
| CB1 | cannabinoid 1 receptor |
| CB2 | cannabinoid 2 receptor |
| Coll-I | collagen I |
| Coll-III | collagen III |
| Coll-IV | collagen IV |
| COPD | chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
| EGF | epidermal growth factor |
| EGFR | epidermal growth factor receptor |
| Eot3 | eoxtaxin-3 |
| EPA | eicosapentaenoic acid |
| Esel | E-selectin |
| FEV1/FVC | forced expiratory volume in 1 s/forced vital capacity |
| GGT | gamma-glutamyl transferase |
| HDAC-6 | histone deacetylase 6 |
| HDFn | human neonatal dermal fibroblasts |
| HLA-DR | major histocompatibility complex II cell surface receptor |
| HUVEC | human umbilical vein endothelial cells |
| IFNɣ | interferon gamma |
| IL-1α | interleukin 1α |
| IL-1β | interleukin 1β |
| IL-4 | interleukin 4 |
| IL-6 | interleukin 6 |
| IL-8 | interleukin 8 |
| IL-10 | interleukin 10 |
| IL-17A | interleukin 17A |
| IL-17F | interleukin 17F |
| IP-10 | interferon-gamma inducible protein of 10 kDa |
| ITAC | interferon-inducible T-cell alpha chemoattractant |
| JAK-STAT | Janus kinase-signal transducers and activators of transcription |
| LPS | lipopolysaccharide |
| MCP-1 | monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 |
| M-CSF | macrophage colony-stimulating factor |
| MIG | monocyte induced by gamma interferon |
| MIP-1α | macrophage inflammatory protein-1 alpha |
| MMP3 | matrix metalloproteinase-9 |
| MMP9 | matrix metalloproteinase-9 |
| mTOR | mechanistic target of rapamycin |
| NAFLD | nonalcoholic fatty liver disease |
| NASH | nonalcoholic steatohepatitis |
| PAI-I | plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 |
| PBMC | primary blood mononuclear cells |
| PDGF-BB | platelet derived growth factor subunit B |
| PGE2 | prostaglandin E2 |
| PPAR-α/δ | peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors alpha/delta |
| RBC | red blood cell |
| SRB | sulforhodamine B |
| TCR | T-cell receptor |
| TF | tissue factor |
| TGFβ | transforming growth factor-β |
| TIMP-1 | tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-1 |
| TM | thrombomodulin |
| TLR2 | toll-like receptor 2 |
| TLR4 | toll-like receptor 4 |
| TNFα | tumor necrosis factor alpha |
| tPA | tissue plasminogen activator |
| uPAR | urokinase receptor |
| VCAM-1 | vascular cell adhesion molecule 1 |
| VEGFR2 | vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2 |