| Ach | acetylcholine |
| agr2 | anterior gradient 2 |
| alas2 | 5′-aminolevulinate synthase 2 |
| atp1a1 | sodium/potassium-transporting ATPase subunit alpha-1 |
| atp6v1a | V-type proton ATPase catalytic subunit A |
| atp6v1e1 | ATPase H+ transporting V1 subunit E1 |
| atp6v1f | ATPase H+ transporting V1 subunit F |
| avil | Advillin |
| bdnf | brain-derived neurotrophic factor |
| bhlhe40 | basic helix–loop–helix family member e40 |
| brn3 | pou class 3 homeobox |
| c1qa | complement component 1, q subcomponent, a chain |
| c1qb | complement component 1, q subcomponent, b chain |
| c1qc | complement component 1, q subcomponent, c chain |
| cacna1b | calcium voltage-gated channel subunit alpha1 b |
| Cav2.2 | pore-forming subunit of the N-type voltage-dependent calcium channel |
| cd40lg | cd40 ligand |
| cdh5 | cadherin 5 |
| cDNA | complementary DNA |
| cldn4 | claudin 4 |
| cldn8 | claudin 8 |
| clec3a | C-type lectin domain family 3 member a |
| col1a1 | collagen type I alpha 1 chain |
| col1a2 | collagen type I alpha 2 chain |
| col12a1 | collagen type XII alpha 1 chain |
| COVID | Coronavirus Disease 2019 |
| csf1r | Colony-stimulating factor 1 receptor |
| dcn | decorin |
| ddh | meso-diaminopimelate-D-dehydrogenase |
| DEGs | differentially expressed genes |
| DO | dissolved oxygen |
| E | erythrocytes |
| ehf | ETS homologous factor |
| eng | endoglin |
| epx | eosinophil peroxidase |
| fabp4 | fatty acid binding protein 4 |
| faslg | fas ligand |
| fcgbp | fc gamma binding protein |
| GB | golgi apparatus |
| GEMs | gel beads in emulations |
| GO | Gene Ontology |
| gp1ba | glycoprotein Ib platelet subunit alpha |
| hbb | hemoglobin subunit beta |
| hif-1 | hypoxia-inducible factor 1 |
| HR cells | H+-ATPase-rich cells |
| 5-HT | 5-hydroxytryptamine |
| htn1 | histatin 1 |
| htr1b | 5-hydroxytryptamine receptor 1B (5-hr1b receptor) |
| HUVECs | human umbilical vein endothelial cells |
| igkc2 | immunoglobulin kappa constant 2 |
| iglc3 | immunoglobulin lambda constant 3 |
| ighv4–59 | immunoglobulin heavy variable 4–59 |
| iglv3–19 | immunoglobulin lambda variable 3–19 |
| ilr2 | interleukin 2 receptor |
| irf1 | interferon regulatory factor 1 |
| itga2b | integrin subunit alpha 2b |
| itgb3 | integrin subunit beta 3 |
| kcnc1 | potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily c member 1 |
| KEGG | Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes |
| klf4 | kruppel like factor 4 |
| krt13 | keratin 13 |
| krt17 | keratin 17 |
| Kv3.1 | kcnc1 encodes the α subunit of the voltage-gated potassium channel |
| lck | lymphocyte-specific protein tyrosine kinase |
| lyve5 | lymphatic vessel endothelial hyaluronan receptor 5 |
| MC | mucous cells |
| Mi | mitochondrion |
| mif | macrophage migration inhibitory factor |
| MRC | mitochondria-rich cells |
| muc2 | mucin 2 |
| muc5 | mucin 5 |
| muc19 | mucin 19 |
| NaR cells | Na+/K+-ATPase-rich cells |
| ncam | neural cell adhesion molecule |
| ncam1 | neural cell adhesion molecule 1 |
| NECs | neuroepithelial cells |
| nfatc3 | nuclear factor of activated T cells 3 |
| nfe2l2 | nuclear factor, erythroid 2 like 2 |
| nfkβia | NF-kappa-B inhibitor alpha |
| NK cells | Natural killer cells |
| nlrc3 | NLR family CARD domain-containing protein 3 |
| No | nucleolus |
| pax5 | paired box 5 |
| PCR | polymerase chain reaction |
| pecam1 | platelet and endothelial cell adhesion molecule 1 |
| pou2f3 | pou class 2 homeobox 3 |
| PVC | pavement cells |
| RER | rough endoplasmic reticulum |
| scRNA seq | single-cell RNA sequencing |
| SER | smooth endoplasmic reticulum |
| slc6a4 | serotonin transporter |
| slc30a7 | solute carrier family 30 member 7 |
| spic | Spi-C transcription factor |
| srgap2 | SLIT-ROBO Rho GTPase-activating protein 2 |
| sv2a | synaptic vesicle glycoprotein 2a |
| TC | tuft cell |
| tcf7 | transcription factor 7 |
| tead1 | tea domain transcription factor 1 |
| TEM | transmission electron microscopy |
| tfrc | transferrin receptor |
| tiam1 | T cell lymphoma invasion and metastasis 1 |
| tox | thymocyte selection associated high mobility group box |
| tph1 | tryptophan hydroxylase 1 |
| t-SNE | t-distributed stochastic neighbor embedding |
| UMAP | Uniform Manifold Approximation and Projection |
| UMI | unique molecular identifier |
| upk1a | uroplakin 1a |
| znf366 | zinc finger protein 366 |