| °C | Degree Celsius |
| AJ | Adherens junction |
| AJC | Apical junctional complex |
| BSA | Bovine serum albumin |
| bp | Base pairs |
| BC | Before Christ |
| CO2 | Carbon dioxide |
| cm | Centimeter |
| CD | Cluster of differentiation |
| DNA | Deoxyribonucleic acid |
| dNTP | Deoxyribonucleotide triphosphate |
| DAPI | 4′,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole |
| dsRNA | Double-stranded RNA |
| EDTA | Ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid |
| FCS | Fetal calf serum |
| g | Gram |
| h | Hour |
| HPRT | Hypoxanthine-guanine phosphoribosyl transferase |
| HDM | House dust mite |
| IgE | Immunoglobulin E |
| IR | Infrared radiation |
| IFN | Interferon |
| IFN-β | Interferon-beta |
| ml | Milliliter min Minute |
| mm | Millimeter |
| mRNA | messenger ribonucleic acid |
| nm | nanometer |
| NEC | Nasal epithelial cell |
| NIR | Near-infrared |
| pen | Penicillin |
| PFA | Paraformaldehyde |
| PBS | Dulbecco’s phosphate buffered saline |
| qPCR | quantitative polymerase chain reaction |
| RNA | Ribonucleic acid |
| RPL30 | Ribosomal protein L30 |
| RT | Room temperature |
| RV | Rhinovirus RV1B human rhinovirus 1B |
| RPMI | Roswell park memorial institute medium |
| rpm | Revolution per minute |
| sec | Second |
| SOCS1 | Suppressor of cytokine signaling 1 |
| TJ | Tight junction |
| TLR3 | Toll-like receptor 3 |
| Th1 cell | T-helper 1 cell |
| Th2 cell | T-helper 2 cell |
| UVC | Ultraviolet C |
| VP | Viral protein |
| ZO-1 | Zonulin-1 |
| μL | Microliter |