MARCO	macrophage receptor with collagenous structure
IL	interleukin
Treg	regulatory T
NLR	NOD-like receptor
NLRP3	pyrin domain-containing 3
ASC	Apoptosis-associated Speck-like protein containing a CARD
CARD	caspase activation and recruitment domain
TGF	transforming growth factor
TNF	tumor necrosis factor
MCP-1	Monocyte Chemotactic Protein-1
CCL2	chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 2
MIP	Macrophage Inflammatory Proteins
Teff	effector T
ANCA	anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody
PD	program death
sIL-2R	soluble IL-2 receptor
sFas	soluble Fas
DcR3	decoy receptor 3
TRAIL	TNF-related apoptosis-inducing ligand
ECM	extracellular matrix
Npnt	Nephronectin
MMP	Matrix metalloproteinase
ICAM	intercellular adhesion molecule
miR	micro RNA
FAK	Focal adhesion kinase
PI3K	Phosphoinositide 3-kinase
PKB	protein kinase B
FN	Fibronectin
BALF	bronchoalveolar lavage fluids
BNP	bone morphogenetic protein
BMSCs	bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells
SSc	systemic sclerosis
FGF	fibroblast growth factor
Ac-SDKP	N-acetyl-seryl-asoarthyl-lysyl-proline
SIL	silicosis patients
SD	standard deviation
HV	healthy volunteers
ILO	International Labor Office
EGF	epidermal growth factor
G-CSF	granulocyte colony stimulating factor
GM-CSF	granulocyte-macrophage-colony stimulating factor
IFN	Interferon
VEGF	vascular endothelial growth factor
sIL-6R	soluble IL-6 receptor
PR	profusion rate
Exp.Year	exposure years
%FEV1	forced expiratory volume in 1 second
PFR	peak flow rate
FVC	percent forced vital capacity
v25H	25% forced vital capacity (FVC)/Height
FVC	percent volume capacity
INFLAM	inflammatory
RESP	Respiratory
JAK	Janus kinases
STAT	signal transducer and activator of transcription
SP-D	surfactant protein–D