| 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 |