| HTP | heated tobacco products |
| sICAM-1 | soluble intercellular adhesion molecule 1 |
| 8-epi-PGF2α | 8-epi-prostaglandin F2α |
| 11-DTX-B2 | 11-dehydro-thromboxane B2 |
| HDL | high density lipoprotein |
| FEV1 | forced expiratory volume in 1 s |
| IQOS | I-Quit-Ordinary-Smoking |
| PMI | Philip Morris International |
| JTI | Japan Tobacco International |
| BAT | British American Tobacco |
| HNB, HnB | heat-non-burn |
| THS 2.2 | The Tobacco Heating System 2.2 |
| CC | Smoking conventional cigarettes |
| HPHC | the harmful and potentially harmful constituents |
| COHb | Carboxyhemoglobin |
| S-PMA | S-phenylmercapturic acid |
| MHBMA | Monohydroxybutenyl mercapturic acid |
| 3-HPMA | 3-hydroxypropylmercapturic acid |
| NNN | N-nitrosonornicotine |
| Total NNN | Total N-nitrosonornicotine |
| Total NNAL | Total 4-(methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanol |
| o-tol | o-toluidine |
| 1-OHP | Total 1-hydroxypyrene |
| 4-ABP | 4-aminobiphenyl |
| 1-NA | 1-aminonaphthalene |
| 2-NA | 2-aminonaphthalene |
| CEMA | 2-cyanoethylmercapturic acid |
| HEMA | 2-hydroxyethylmercapturic acid |
| 3-HMPMA | 3-hydroxy-1-methylpropylmercapturic acid |
| Total 3-OH-B [a] P 3 | hydroxy-benzo(a)pyrene |
| SA | smoking abstinence group |
| CYP1A2 | Cytochrome 1 A2 activity |
| CHTP | carbon-heated tobacco product |
| mTHS | The menthol Tobacco Heating System 2.2 |
| mCC | menthol cigarettes |
| WBC | white blood cells |
| hs-CRP | high-sensitivity C-reactive protein |
| THS 2.1 | The Tobacco Heating System 2.1 |
| CO | carbon monoxide |
| HNBC | heat-not-burn cigarette |
| EVC | electronic vaping cigarettes |
| TC | traditional tobacco combustion cigarettes |
| Nox2 soluble Nox2 | derived peptide |
| 8-izo-PGF2α-III | 8-iso-prostaglandin F-2α-III, pmol/L |
| BoE | biomarkers of exposure |
| NNAL | 4-(methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanol |
| HMPMA | eCO exhaled breath carbon monoxide |
| MHBMA | monohydroxy-3-butenyl-mercapturic acid |
| H292 | human bronchial epithelial cells |
| IL-1β | interleukin (IL)-1β |
| IL-6 | interleukin (IL)- 6 |
| BOPH | biomarkers of potential harm |
| TPM | total particulate matter |
| 3R4F | reference cigarette smoke |
| PAFR | platelet-activating factor receptor |
| CSE | cigarette-smoke-extract |
| ASM | airway smooth muscle |
| EMT | epithelial mesenchymal transition |
| BEAS-2B | human bronchial epithelial cells |
| CS | cigarette smoke |
| AEP | acute eosinophilic pneumonia |
| HNBC | heat-not-burn cigarette |
| ECMO | extracorporeal membrane oxygenation |
| HC | heat-not-burn cigarettes |
| ECIG | electronic cigarettes |
| LLTV | loose-leaf tobacco vaporiser |
| MRTP | modified risk tobacco products |
| THR | Tobacco Harm Reduction |
| TNeq | total nicotine equivalents (nicotine, cotinine, 3-hydroxycotinine and their glucuronide conjugates) |
| PAHs | Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons |