| ACE2 | angiotensin-converting enzyme-2 |
| αKG | alpha-ketoglutarate |
| ASM | airway smooth muscle |
| ATF4 | activating transcription factor 4 |
| BUD | budesonide |
| cAMP | cyclic adenosine monophosphate |
| CDH1 | Cadherin 1 |
| CDKN1C | Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor 1C |
| COX-2 | cyclooxygenase-2 |
| c-MYC | Cellular Myelocytomatosis |
| ECM1 | extracellular matrix protein 1 |
| EGF | extracellular signal-regulated kinase |
| EoE | eosinophilic esophagitis |
| EMT | epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition |
| ER | endoplasmic reticulum |
| ESCs | embryonic stem cells |
| esMT | embryonic-stem-to-mesenchymal transition |
| FGF | fibroblast growth factor |
| GCs | Glucocorticoids |
| GPCR | G protein-coupled receptor Gα |
| GR | glucocorticoid receptor |
| HCoV | human coronavirus |
| HDAC | histone deacetylase |
| 5hMC | 5-hydroxymethylcytosine |
| HRVs | human rhinoviruses |
| HTS | high-throughput screening |
| ICAM-1 | intercellular adhesion molecule-1 |
| IDs | inflammatory diseases |
| IGF-2 | Insulin-like Growth Factor 2 |
| IFN-β | type I interferon-beta |
| IL-1β | Interleukin-1 β |
| IL-6 | Interleukin-6 |
| IL-8 | Interleukin-8 |
| JMJ | Jumonji |
| LIF | leukemia inhibitory factor |
| LMNB1 | extracellular matrix glycoprotein laminin B1 |
| MC | microscopic colitis |
| MERS | Middle East respiratory syndrome |
| MPO | myeloperoxidase |
| N3CR1 | nuclear receptor subfamily 3 group C member 1 |
| NF-kB | nuclear factor kappa-B |
| Nrf2 | nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor |
| PDAC | pancreatic adenocarcinoma |
| P4HA | prolyl-collagen hydroxylation |
| P450/CYP3A | cytochrome P4503A |
| SARS-CoV-2 | severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 |
| TET | ten-eleven translocation |
| TGFβ1 | transforming growth factor-β1 |
| TGM1_3 | transglutaminase enzymes 1 and 3 |
| TNF | tumor necrosis factor |
| UC | ulcerative colitis |
| VitC | vitamin C |
| WNT | Wingless and Int-1 |