| C | chymase |
| CF | cystic fibrosis |
| COPD | chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
| ECM | extracellular matrix |
| EZR | ezrin |
| IPF | idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis |
| LDH | lactate dehydrogenase |
| MC | mast cell |
| MMP | matrix metalloproteinase |
| MTT | 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyl tetrazolium bromide |
| NS | non-stimulated |
| OD | optical density |
| PLAUR | urokinase plasminogen activator surface receptor |
| PLD1 | phospholipase D1 |
| RASA1 | RAS p21 protein activator 1 |
| RHO | transforming protein RhoA |
| SEM | scanning electron microscopy |
| STAT3 | signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 |
| T | tryptase |
| TC | tryptase-chymase |
| WASF1 | WASP-family verprolin homologous protein 1 |