ALI	acute lung injury
ARDS	acute respiratory distress syndrome
AEC	alveolar epithelial cell
PF	pulmonary fibrosis
AT1 cells	alveolar type I epithelial cells
AT2 cells	alveolar type II epithelial cells
ECM	extracellular matrix
TNF-α	tumor necrosis factor-α
IL-1β	interleukin-1β
MOMP	mitochondrial outer membrane permeabilization
FADD	Fas-associated death domain protein
GSDMD	gasdermin D
PAMPs	pathogen-associated molecular patterns
DAMPs	damage-associated molecular patterns
MLKL	mixed lineage kinase domain-like protein
ROS	reactive oxygen species
ENaC	epithelial sodium channels
AQP5	aquaporin 5
HMGB1	High Mobility Group Box 1
TLR4	Toll-like receptor 4
JNK	the c-Jun N-terminal kinase
MAPK	mitogen-activated protein kinase
JAK	Janus kinase
STAT3	Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription 3
HATs	histone acetyltransferases
lncRNAs	Long non-coding RNAs
SDHA	succinate dehydrogenase A
CXCL1	Chemokine Ligand 1
LPS	lipopolysaccharide
BLM	bleomycin
scRNA-seq	single-cell RNA sequencing
VEGF	Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor
VE-cadherin	Vascular Endothelial Cadherin
GM-CSF	granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor
SCFAs	Short-chain fatty acids
TMAO	trimethylamine N-oxide
FMT	fecal microbiota transplantation
NAC	N-acetylcysteine
AAV	Adeno-associated virus
LNPs	Lipid nanoparticles
PLGA	poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid)
BALF	bronchoalveolar lavage fluid
DATP	damage-associated transient progenitor
TEER	transepithelial electrical resistance