| MODS | multiple organ dysfunction syndrome |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| NETs | neutrophil extracellular traps |
| DAMPs | damage-associated molecular patterns |
| PAMPs | pathogen-associated molecular patterns |
| IL-8/CXCL8 | interleukin-8/C-X-C motif chemokine ligand 8 |
| CXCR1/2 | C-X-C chemokine receptor 1/2 |
| C5a | complement fragment C5a |
| LTB4 | leukotriene B4 |
| PSGL-1 | P-selectin glycoprotein ligand-1 |
| ICAM-1 | intercellular adhesion molecule 1 |
| NADPH | nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate |
| NE | neutrophil elastase |
| ECM | extracellular matrix |
| HMGB1 | high mobility group box 1 |
| PCD | programmed cell death |
| TNF-α | tumor necrosis factor-α |
| IL | interleukin |
| PS | phosphatidylserine |
| TGF-β | transforming growth factor-β |
| G-CSF | granulocyte colony-stimulating factor |
| PD-L1 | programmed death-ligand 1 |
| CD16 | cluster of differentiation 16 |
| ALI/ARDS | acute lung injury/acute respiratory distress syndrome |
| SIRS | systemic inflammatory response syndrome |
| TF | tissue factor |
| ATP | adenosine triphosphate |
| TFPI | tissue factor pathway inhibitor |
| NF-κB | nuclear factor-κB |
| MAPK | mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| ERK | extracellular signal-regulated kinase |
| JNK | c-Jun N-terminal kinase |
| iNOS | inducible nitric oxide synthase |
| TLR4 | Toll-like receptor 4 |
| STAT3 | signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 |
| lncRNAs | long non-coding RNAs |
| Morrbid | myeloid RNA regulator of Bim-induced death |
| PRC2 | Polycomb repressive complex 2 |
| EZH2 | enhancer of zeste 2 polycomb repressive complex 2 subunit |
| H3K27me3 | histone H3 lysine 27 trimethylation |
| Bcl2l11/Bim | BCL2-like 11/apoptosis regulator Bim |
| EVs | extracellular vesicles |
| AMPK | AMP-activated protein kinase |
| NLR | neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio |
| MPO-DNA | myeloperoxidase-DNA complexes |
| CitH3 | citrullinated histone H3 |
| cfDNA | cell-free DNA |
| DNase I | deoxyribonuclease I |
| PAD4 | peptidylarginine deiminase 4 |
| RIPK | receptor-interacting serine/threonine-protein kinase |
| AI | Artificial Intelligence |