| ABCA1 | ATP-binding cassette transporter A1 |
| ABCG1 | ATP-binding cassette transporter G1 |
| AGEs | advanced glycation end-products |
| AM | alveolar macrophage |
| AMPK | AMP-activated protein kinase |
| AT2 | alveolar type II epithelial cell |
| COX-2 | cyclooxygenase-2 |
| DPPC | dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine |
| FABP4 | fatty acid-binding protein 4 |
| GM-CSF | granulocyte–macrophage colony-stimulating factor |
| IPF | idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis |
| LPA | lysophosphatidic acid |
| LPC | lysophosphatidylcholine |
| LXR | liver X receptor |
| NOX4 | NADPH oxidase 4 |
| PAP | pulmonary alveolar proteinosis |
| PGE2 | prostaglandin E2 |
| PGF2α | prostaglandin F2α |
| PPARG | peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| sRAGE | soluble receptor for advanced glycation end-products |
| SPP1 | secreted phosphoprotein 1 (osteopontin) |
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