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. 2025 Sep 23;13(10):809. doi: 10.3390/toxics13100809
PAHs polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
SFN sulforaphane
OVA ovalbumin
BaP benzo(a)pyrene
TETs ten-eleven translocation methylcytosine dioxygenases
HMT histone methyltransferase
POPs persistent organic pollutants
HDAC histone deacetylase
DNMT DNA methyltransferase
Fla fluoranthene
Pyr pyrene
BaA benz(a)anthracene
Chr chrysene
BbF benzo(b)fluoranthene
BkF benzo(k)fluoranthene
INP indeno(l,2,3-cd)pyrene
DBA dibenz(a,h)anthracene
BgP benzo(g,h,i)perylene
EI Electron Impact ionization
LOD limit of detection
ND not detected
PND postnatal day
BALF bronchoalveolar lavage fluid
H&E hematoxylin and eosin
PAS Periodic Acid–Schiff
IgE immunoglobulin E
IL-4 interleukin-4
ELISA enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
WBC white blood cell
HBE human bronchial epithelial cells
HBSMCs human bronchial smooth muscle cells
DMSO dimethyl sulfoxide
Methyl-RAD methylation-dependent restriction enzyme sequencing method
DMSs differentially methylated sites
DMGs differentially methylated genes
GO Gene Ontology
KEGG Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes
BSP Bisulfite Sequencing PCR
PCR polymerase chain reaction
CUT&RUN cleavage under targets and release using nuclease
OR odds ratio
Mmp9 matrix metallopeptidase 9
LINE-1 long interspersed nuclear element-1
IFN-γ interferon-gamma
IL-4 interleukin-4
FoxP3 forkhead box P3
MMP9 matrix metallopeptidase 9
IL-17A interleukin-17A
ECM extracellular matrix
Dnmt1 DNA methyltransferase 1
Dnmt3a DNA methyltransferase 3A
Dnmt3b DNA methyltransferase 3B
Tet1 ten-eleven translocation 1
Tet2 ten-eleven translocation 2
Tet3 ten-eleven translocation 3
TGF-β transforming growth factor beta 1
DNMT1 DNA methyltransferase 1
DNMT3A DNA methyltransferase 3A
DNMT3B DNA methyltransferase 3B
TET1 ten-eleven translocation 1
TET2 ten-eleven translocation 2
TET3 ten-eleven translocation 3
CGI CpG island
1-OHPyr 1-hydroxypyrene
ROS reactive oxygen species
AP-1 activator protein-1