| AE2 | Alveolar epithelial type II (cells) |
| AFSC-EVs | Amniotic-fluid-stem-cell-derived extracellular vesicles |
| AKI | Acute kidney injury |
| ATP | Adenosine triphosphate |
| CDH | Congenital diaphragmatic hernia |
| cGMP | Cyclic guanosine monophosphate |
| DAMPs | Damage-associated molecular patterns |
| ECM | Extracellular matrix |
| ECMO | Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation |
| EGFR | Epithelial growth factor |
| ERK | Extracellular signal-regulated kinase |
| EVs | Extracellular vesicles |
| EXIT | Ex utero intrapartum therapy |
| FETO | Fetoscopic endoluminal tracheal occlusion |
| FETO-LAP | Fetoscopic laparoschisis |
| Fgf10 | Fibroblast growth factor 10 |
| FgfR2 | Fibroblast growth factor receptor 2 |
| GA | Gestational age |
| GERD | Gastroesophageal reflux disease |
| GI | gastrointestinal |
| HSP | Heat shock protein |
| IGF | Insulin-like growth factor |
| IL | Interleukin |
| KGF | Keratinocyte growth factor |
| miR | MicroRNA |
| MRI | Magnetic resonance imaging |
| MSC-EVs | Mesenchyomal-stem-cell-derived extracellular vesicles |
| mTOR | Mammalian target of rapamycin |
| MWT | Medial wall thickness |
| NO | Nitrogen oxide |
| PB | Preterm birth |
| PCNA | Proliferating cell nuclear antigen |
| PDE | Phosphodiesterase |
| PDGF | Platelet-derived growth factor |
| PPROM | Preterm prelabor rupture of membrane |
| RA | Retinoic acid |
| RhoA | Ras homolog family member A |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| Spry2 | Sprouty homolog 2 |
| STAT3 | Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 |
| TGF-β | Transforming growth factor β |
| TNF-α | Tumor necrosis factor-α |
| TO | Tracheal occlusion |
| VEGF | Vascular endothelial growth factor |
| YAP | Yes-associated protein |