| ARDS | acute respiratory distress syndrome |
| COVID-19 | coronavirus disease 19 |
| ALI | acute lung injury |
| VILI | ventilator-induced lung injury |
| LPS | lipopolysaccharide |
| BLM | bleomycin |
| EC | endothelial cell |
| IEJ | interendothelial junction |
| TJ | tight junction |
| AJ | adherens junction |
| GJ | gap junction |
| JAM | junctional adhesion molecule |
| VE-cadherin | vascular endothelial cadherin |
| LMVEC | lung microvascular endothelial cell |
| EG | endothelial glycocalyx |
| ET-1 | endothelin-1 |
| NO | nitric oxide |
| Ang-1 | angiopoietin-1 |
| RAAS | renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system |
| ACE | angiotensin converting enzyme |
| BALF | bronchoalveolar lavage fluid |
| EMP | endothelial microparticle |
| SARS | severe acute respiratory syndrome |
| SARS-CoV-2 | severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 |
| rACE2 | recombinant ACE2 |
| PCEB | pulmonary capillary endothelium-bound |
| eNOS | endothelial nitric oxide synthase |
| iNOS | inducible nitric oxide synthase |
| iEPO | inhaled prostacyclin |
| IL | interleukin |
| ICU | intensive care unit |
| PMN | polymorphonuclear cell |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| NET | neutrophil extracellular trap |
| sE-selectin | soluble E-selectin |
| sP-selectin | soluble P-selectin |
| sICAM-1 | soluble intercellular adhesion molecule-1 |
| PECAM-1 | platelet-endothelial cell adhesion molecule-1 |
| vWF | von Willebrand factor |
| TF | tissue factor |
| PC | protein C |
| APC | activated protein C |
| TM | thrombomodulin |
| EPCR | endothelial protein C receptor |
| VAP | ventilator-associated pneumonia |
| PAI-1 | plasminogen activator inhibitor 1 |
| PMEC | pulmonary microvascular endothelial cell |
| rhTM | recombinant human TM |
| rTM | recombinant TM |
| VEGF | vascular endothelial growth factor |
| VEGFR1 | VEGF receptor 1 |
| VEGFR2 | VEGF receptor 2 |
| FE | fat embolism |
| AKI | acute kidney injury |
| COVID-19 | coronavirus disease-19 |
| MicroCLOTS | microvascular COVID-19 lung vessels obstructive thromboinflammatory syndrome |