| ACE2 | Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 |
| AMPK | Cyclic adenosine monophosphate kinase |
| AKT | Protein kinase B |
| AP-1 | Activator Protein 1 |
| ARDS | Acute respiratory distress syndrome |
| BALF | Bronchoalveolar lavage flui |
| CFTR | |
| COPD | Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
| COVID-19 | Coronavirus disease 19 |
| COX | Cycloxygenase |
| Cq1 | Complement component 1q |
| cAMP | Cyclic adenosine monophosphate |
| CFTR | Cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator |
| CREB | cAMP-response element binding protein |
| CX3CR1 | CX3C chemokine receptor 1 |
| DHA | Docosahexaenoic acid |
| EPA | Eicosapentaenoic acid |
| ERK | Extracellular signal-regulated kinase |
| FAM3A | Family with sequence similarity 3 A |
| HDAC | Histone deacethylase |
| HO-1 | Hemoxygenase-1 |
| ICAM-1 | Intercellular adhesion molecule 1 |
| JAK | Janus kinase |
| LPS | Lipopolysaccharide |
| MAP | Mitogen-activated kinase |
| MRSA | Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus |
| NAD | Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide |
| NHANES | National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey |
| NEDD4 | Neural precursor cell expressed developmentally downregulated protein 4 |
| NCOR | Nuclear receptor co-repressor |
| NFκB | Nuclear factor kappa B |
| NK | Natural Killer |
| PG | Prostaglandin |
| PKA | Protein kinase A |
| PKB | Protein kinase B |
| PKC | Protein kinase C |
| PPARγ | Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ |
| PTEN | Phosphatase and tensin homolog |
| PTM | Post-translational mechanisms |
| SARS-CoV-2 | Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 |
| SOCS | Suppressor of cytokine signaling protein |
| STAT | Signal transducers and activators of transcription |
| SUMO | Small ubiquitin-like modifier |
| TFEB | Transcription factor EB |
| TLR | Toll-like receptor |
| TREM-2 | Triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells |
| TRIM23 | Tripartite motif containing 23 |
| TZD | Thiazolidinedione |
| VCAM-1 | Vascular cell adhesion molecule 1 |
| wnt | Homologous wingless and Int-1 |