CRS	Chronic rhinosinusitis
AR	Allergic rhinitis
BMT	Basement membrane thickening
CCL	Chemokine (C-C motif) ligand
CRSsNP	Chronic rhinosinusitis without nasal polyp
CRSwNP	Chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyp
CXCL	Chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand
ECM	Extracellular matrix
EMT	Epithelial-mesenchymal transition
ERK	Extracellular signal-regulated kinase
HDAC	Histone deacetylase
HIF-1α	Hypoxia-inducible factor -1α
IFN-γ	Interferon-γ
IgE	Immunoglobulin E
IL	Interleukin
ILC1s	Type 1 innate lymphoid cells
ILC2s	Type 2 Innate lymphoid cells
ILC3s	Type 3 innate lymphoid cells
MMP	Matrix metalloproteinase
MPO	Myeloperoxidase
MUC5AC	Mucin 5AC
MUC5B	Mucin 5B
OSM	Oncostatin
P-gp	P-glycoprotein
RUNX2	Runt-related transcription factor 2
S.aureus	Staphylococcus aureus
SIRT1	Sirtuin 1
TGF-β	Transforming growth factor-β
Th1	Type 1 T helper
Th17	Type 17 T helper
Th2	Type 2 T helper
TIMP	Tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases
TNF-α	Tumor necrosis factor α
tPA	Tissue plasminogen activator
Tregs	Regulatory T cells
TSLP	Thymic stromal lymphopoietin
uPA	Urokinase-type plasminogen activator
α-SMA	Smooth muscle actin