| AGO | Argonaute |
| AKI | Acute kidney injury |
| ALI | Acute lung injury |
| ARDS | Acute respiratory distress syndrome |
| AP-1 | Activator protein-1 |
| ATP | Adenosine Triphosphate |
| BDR4 | Bromodomain-containing protein 4 |
| BMSC | Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell |
| CD64 | Cluster differentiation 64 |
| DAMP | Damage-associated molecular pattern |
| DGCR8 | DiGeorge Syndrome Critical Region 8 |
| DNA | Deoxyribonucleic acid |
| eCIRP | Extracellular cold-inducible RNA-binding protein |
| ERK | Extracellular signal-regulated kinase |
| ESCRT | Endosomal sorting complexes required for transport |
| EV | Extracellular vesicle |
| H3K27me4 | Histone 3 with trimethylation at lysine 27 |
| hEXO | Human exoribonuclease |
| hnRNPA2B1 | Heterogenous nuclear ribonucleoprotein |
| I/R | Ischemia/reperfusion |
| IL | Interleukin |
| KDM6B | Lysine-specific demethylase 6B |
| KGF | Keratinocyte growth factor |
| KRAS-MEK | Kirsten rat sarcoma viral oncogene homolog-mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase |
| LPS | Lipopolysaccharide |
| mRNA | Messenger ribonucleic acid |
| miRNA | Micro-ribonucleic acid |
| MyD88 | Myeloid differentiation primary response 88 |
| MSC | Mesenchymal stem cell |
| NET | Neutrophil extracellular trap |
| NF-κB | Nuclear factor κB |
| nm | Nanometers |
| NPM1 | Nucleophosmin 1 |
| nsMase2 | Neutral sphingomyelinase 2 |
| PARP-1 | Poly-adenosine diphosphate ribose polymerase 1 |
| PEIs | Polyethylenimines |
| pre-miRNA | Precursor miRNA |
| pri-miRNA | Primary miRNA |
| PI3K/AKT | Phosphoinositide 3-kinase/protein kinase B |
| Poly(A) | Polyadenosine |
| PS-Ome | Phosphorothioate O-methyl |
| PTEN | Phosphatase and tensin homolog |
| RAF | Rapidly accelerated fibrosarcoma |
| RISC | RNA-silencing complex |
| rmCIRP | Recombinant CIRP |
| RNA | Ribonucleic acid |
| RNP | Ribonucleoprotein |
| SAA3 | Serum amyloid A-3 |
| SOFA | Sequential organ failure assessment |
| SPRED1 | Sprouty-related EVH1 domain-containing 1 |
| SV40 | Simian virus 40 |
| SYNCRIP | Synaptogamin-binding cytoplasmic RNA-interacting protein |
| TLR | Toll-like receptor |
| TNF-α | Tumor Necrosis Factor-Alpha |
| US | United States |
| YBX1 | Y-box protein 1 |