| Ago2 | Argonaute 2 |
| AP | alkaline phosphatase |
| ASL | airway surface liquid |
| BSA | bovine serum albumin |
| cAMP | cyclic adenosine monophosphate |
| cDNA | complimentary DNA |
| CF | cystic fibrosis |
| CFFT | cystic fibrosis foundation therapeutics |
| CFTR | cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator |
| CFTRinh-172 | thiazolidinone CFTR inhibitor 172 |
| COPD | chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
| CRE | cAMP-responsive element |
| Ct | threshold cycle |
| DMSO | dimethyl sulfoxide |
| EMEM | Eagle’s minimal essential medium |
| ENaC | epithelial sodium channel |
| ER | endoplasmic reticulum |
| F508del | deletion of Phe508 |
| FEV1 | forced expiratory volume in one second |
| GAPDH | glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase |
| GEO | gene expression omnibus |
| HBE | human bronchial epithelium |
| HEK | human embryonic kidney |
| IBMX | isobutylmethylxanthine |
| IHC | immunohistochemistry |
| IPF | idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis |
| IRB | institutional review board |
| Isc | short circuit current |
| ISH | in situ hybridization |
| LNA | locked nucleic acid |
| miR | microRNA |
| mRNA | messenger RNA |
| PAP | peroxidase, anti-peroxidase |
| RISC | RNA-induced silencing complex |
| rRNA | Ribosomal RNA |
| SNP | single nucleotide polymorphism |
| snRNA | small nuclear RNA |
| TGF-β1 | transforming growth factor β-1 |
| TER | trans-epithelial resistance |
| UMI | unique molecular identifiers |
| WT | wild type |