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. 2021 Jun 30;22(13):7075. doi: 10.3390/ijms22137075
ACE2 Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2
ADCC Antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity
CCR3 CC-chemokine receptor 3
COPD Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
cysLTR Cysteinyl leukotriene receptor
CP Chronic pancreatitis
CRSsNP Chronic rhinosinusitis without nasal polyps
CRSwNP Chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps
CRTH2 Prostaglandin D2 receptor 2
DC Dendritic cell
DNA Deoxyribonucleic acid
ECP Eosinophil cationic protein
EDN Eosinophil derived neurotoxin
EETs Eosinophil extracellular traps
EGF Epidermal growth factor
EGID Eosinophilic gastrointestinal disease
EID Eosinophil immune dysfunction
EoE Eosinophilic esophagitis
EoP Eosinophil progenitors
Eos Eosinophils
EPX Eosinophil peroxidase
EVs Extracellular vesicles
FeNO Fraction of exhaled nitric oxide
GI Gastrointestinal
GM-CSF Granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor
hEos Homeostatic eosinophils
hpf High-power field
ICAM1 Intercellular adhesion molecule 1
ICS Inhaled corticosteroids
ICU Intensive care unit
iEos Inflammatory eosinophils
IFN Interferon
IL-5 Interleukin-5
ILC2 Type 2 innate lymphoid cells
LABA Long-acting beta agonists
MBP Major basic protein
MHC Major histocompatibility complex
miRNA MicroRNA
NO Nitric oxide
pDCs Plasmacytoid dendritic cells
PDGFR Platelet-derived growth factor receptor
RCTs Randomized clinical trials
RNA Ribonucleic acid
ROS Reactive oxygen species
RSV Respiratory syncytial virus
RT-PCR Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction
RTC Randomized clinical trial
SARS-CoV-2 Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
Siglec-8 Sialic acid-binding immunoglobulin-like lectin 8
SNPs Single nucleotide polymorphisms
TGF Transforming growth factor
TNF-α Tumor necrosis factor α
TLR Toll-like receptor
TSLP Thymic stromal lymphopoietin