| ALI | Acute lung injury |
| BALF | Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid |
| DMEM | Dulbecco’s modified Eagle’s medium |
| ELISA | Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay |
| FBS | Fetal bovine serum |
| H&E | Hematoxylin and eosin |
| HRP | Horseradish peroxidase |
| ICAM1 | Intercellular cell adhesion molecule-1 |
| LPS | Lipopolysaccharide |
| MDA | Malondialdehyde |
| NF-κB | Nuclear factor-kappa B |
| NO | Nitrogen oxide |
| PAGE | Polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis |
| PMSF | Phenylmethylsulfonyl fluoride |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| SDS | Sodium dodecyl sulfate |
| SEM | Standard error of mean |
| SOD | Superoxide dismutase |
| TCM | Traditional Chinese medicine |
| TLR4 | Toll-like receptor 4 |
| Trx-1 | Thioredoxin-1 |
| Txnip | Thioredoxin-interacting protein |
| 7MF | Methoxyflavanone |