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. 2025 Oct 10;26(20):9876. doi: 10.3390/ijms26209876
ABC ATP-binding cassette
ABCC4 ATP-binding cassette subfamily C member 4
AECs Alveolar epithelial cells
AFB1 Aflatoxin B1
AHR Aryl hydrocarbon receptor
AHRR Aryl hydrocarbon receptor repressor
AKI Acute kidney injury
AKT Protein Kinase B
ARNT Aryl hydrocarbon receptor nuclear translocator
ASL Airway surface liquid
BAL Bronchoalveolar lavage
BaP Benzo[a]pyrene
bHLH Basic helix-loop-helix
CAFs Cancer-associated fibroblasts
CBAVD Congenital bilateral absence of the vas deferens
CF Cystic fibrosis
CFTR Cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator
CKD Chronic kidney disease
CLL Chronic lymphocytic leukemia
CUAVD Congenital unilateral absence of the vas deferens
CYP1A1 Cytochrome P450 family 1 subfamily A member 1
CYP1B1 Cytochrome P450 family 1 subfamily B member 1
CYP2E1 Cytochrome P450 family 2 subfamily E member 1
DCs Dendritic cells
DIM 3,3′-diindolylmethane
DSS Dextran sulfate sodium salt
ENaC Epithelial sodium channel
ER Endoplasmic reticulum
ERK Extracellular regulated protein kinase
ERQC Endoplasmic reticulum quality control
FICZ 6-formylindole [3,2b]carbazole
FXR Farnesoid X receptor
HSP Heat shock protein
I3C Indole-3-carbinol
IA Indole-3-acrylic acid
IAA Indole-3-acetic acid
IBD Inflammatory bowel disease
ICA Indole-3-carbaldehyde
IFN-α Interferon-α
IL Interleukin
ILA Indole-3-lactic acid
ILC3s Type 3 innate lymphoid cells
IPA Indole-3-propionic acid
IS Indoxyl sulfate
ITE 2-(1′-H-indole-3′-carbonyl) -thiazole-4-carboxylic acid methyl ester
JAK2 Janus kinase 2
Kyn Kynurenine
LPS Lipopolysaccharide
MMP-1 Matrix metalloproteinase-1
MSD Membrane-spanning domain
MUC Mucin
NBD Nucleotide-binding domain
NF-κB Nuclear factor kappa-B
NRF2 Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2
PAS Per-ARNT-Sim
PGC1α PPARG coactivator 1 α
R domain Regulatory domain
RELMβ Resistin-like molecule β
ROS Reactive oxygen species
RSV Respiratory syncytial virus
SOCS Suppressor of cytokine signaling
SR1 Stemregenin 1
STAT Signal transducer and activator of transcription
SULT1A1 Sulfotransferase family 1A member 1
TCDD 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin
TEER Transepithelial electrical resistance
TFF3 Trefoil factor 3
TGF-β Transforming growth factor-β
Th T helper cell
TJs Tight junctions
TLR Toll-like receptor
TNF Tumor necrosis factor
Tregs Regulatory cells
Trp Tryptophan
XAP2 X-associated protein 2