| ALI | Acute lung injury |
| H&E | Hematoxylin and eosin |
| LPS | Lipopolysaccharide |
| ARDS | Acute respiratory distress syndrome |
| PBEF | Pre-B-cell colony-enhancing factor |
| Nampt | Nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase |
| MCP-1 | Monocyte chemotactic protein-1 |
| IL-1β | Interleukin-1β |
| IL-6 | Interleukin-6 |
| TNF-α | Tumor necrosis factor-α |
| CASP | Colon ascendens stent peritonitis |
| TLR4 | Toll–like receptor 4 |