| ABCA1 | ATP binding cassette subfamily A member 1 |
| ABCA3 | ATP binding cassette subfamily A member 3 |
| ABCG3 | ATP binding cassette subfamily G member 3 |
| AE1C | alveolar epithelial type I cells |
| AE2C | alveolar epithelial type II cells |
| AM | alveolar macrophages |
| ARDS | acute respiratory distress syndrome |
| C1q | complement component 1q |
| CCT | cytidine triphosphate-phosphocoline cytidyltransferase |
| CD14 | cluster of differentiation 14 |
| CD91 | cluster of differentiation 91 |
| CRD | carbohydrate recognition domain |
| DPPC | dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine |
| EMC3 | endoplasmic reticulum membrane protein complex subunit 3 |
| ER | endoplasmic reticulum |
| GM-CSF | granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor |
| gp340 | glycoprotein 340 |
| GPR116 | G-protein coupled receptor 116 |
| IFN-γ | interferon gamma |
| LA | large aggregates |
| LB | lamellar bodies |
| LBP | lipopolysaccharide binding protein |
| LPCAT1 | acyl CoA:lysophosphatidylcholine acyltransferase |
| LPS | lipopolysaccharide |
| MD2 | myeloid differentiation factor 2 |
| NETs | neutrophil extracellular traps |
| P63 | tumor protein 63 |
| PAP | pulmonary alveolar proteinosis |
| PC | phosphatidylcholine |
| PG | phosphatidylglycerol |
| PI | phosphatidylinositol |
| PLA2 | phospholipase A2 |
| POPG | palmitoyloleoylphosphatidylglycerol |
| RCT | reverse cholesterol transport |
| RDS | respiratory disease syndrome |
| SA | small aggregates |
| SARS | severe acute respiratory syndrome |
| SIRPα | signal inhibitory regulatory protein alfa |
| SNARE | N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor attachment receptor |
| SP-A | surfactant protein A |
| SP-B | surfactant protein B |
| SP-BN | N-terminal propeptide of SP-B |
| SP-C | surfactant protein C |
| SP-D | surfactant protein D |
| SP-R210 | surfactant protein receptor 210 |
| SR-A | class A scavenger receptor |
| STAR10 | steroidogenic acute regulatory-related lipid transfer protein 10 |
| TGF-β | transforming growth factor β |
| TLR4 | Toll-like receptor 4 |