AHI	Apnea-Hypopnea Index
AI	Artificial Intelligence
ALP	Alkaline Phosphatase
ARF	Acute Respiratory Failure
ASV	Adaptive Servo-ventilation
BMI	Body Mass Index
BiPAP	Bilevel Positive Airway Pressure
CCL	Chemokine Ligand
CINC	Cytokine-induced Neutrophil Chemoattractant
COPD	Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
CPAP	Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
CPET	Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing
CPFE	Combined Pulmonary Fibrosis and Emphysema
CRP	C-Reactive Protein
CSA	Central Sleep Apnea
COT	Conventional Oxygen Therapy
DLCO	Diffusion capacity for carbon monoxide
ER	Endoplasmic Reticulum
FVC	Forced Vital Capacity
FEV1	Forced Expiratory Volume in the first second
FOSQ	Functional Outcomes of Sleep Questionnaire
GERD	Gastroesophageal reflux disease
HAA	High-attenuation Areas
HFNC	High-flow Nasal Cannula
HIF	Hypoxia-inducible Factor
IL	Interleukin
ILD	Interstitial Lung Disease
IPF	Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
LDH	Lactate Dehydrogenase
LIX	Lipopolysaccharide-induced CXC chemokine
MIG	Monokine Induced by interferon γ
MIP	Macrophage Inflammatory Proteins
MMP-1	Matrix Metalloproteinase-1
miRNA	microRNA
MV	Mechanical Ventilation
NF-κB	Nuclear Factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells
NH	Nocturnal Hypoxemia
NIV	Non-invasive Ventilation
N 1	stage 1 sleep
N2	stage 2 sleep
OSA	Obstructive Sleep Apnea
PEEP	Positive end-Expiratory Pressure
PI3k-Akt	Phosphatidylinositol 3 Kinase/Protein Kinase B
PH	Pulmonary Hypertension
PSG	Polysomnography
REM	Rapid Eye Movement Sleep
QoL	Quality Of Life
ROS	Reactive Oxygen Species
SBDs	Sleep-related Breathing Disorders
SND	Significant Nocturnal Desaturation
SSH	Sleep-sustained Hypoxemia
TIMP	Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase
TNF	Tumor Necrosis Factor
WASO	Wake time After Sleep Onset