| CDase | ceramidase |
| Cer | ceramide |
| CF | Cystic Fibrosis |
| CFTR | Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane conductance Regulator |
| COPD | Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease |
| Fpn | ferroportin |
| HAPE | High altitude pulmonary edema |
| Hb | hemoglobin |
| HIF | Hypoxia-inducible factor |
| HPV | Hypoxic Pulmonary Vasocostriction |
| nSMase | neutral sphingomyelinase |
| O2 | oxygen |
| S1P | sphingosine 1 phosphate |
| Sph | sphingosine |
| SPL | sphingolipids |