| AERD | aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease |
| Bcl | B cell lymphoma 2 |
| BEGM | bronchial epithelial cell growth medium |
| cDNA | complementary DNA |
| CNS | central nervous system |
| COX | cyclooxygenase |
| CRSwNP | chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps |
| CysLT | cysteinyl leukotrienes |
| CysLTR1 | cysteinyl leukotriene receptor 1 |
| DMEM | Dulbecco’s modified Eagle’s medium |
| DNA | deoxyribonucleic acid |
| EC | epithelial cell |
| ECM | extracellular matrix |
| ELF | epithelial lining fluid |
| ELISA | enzyme-linked immune sorbent assay |
| EMT | epithelial-mesenchymal transition |
| ESCC | esophageal squamous cell carcinoma |
| FEV1 | forced expiratory volume in 1 s |
| GEO | Gene Expression Omnibus |
| GO | Gene Ontology |
| GRCh38 | Genome Reference Consortium Human Build 38 |
| HETE-5 | hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid |
| HPGD-15 | hydroxyprostaglandin dehydrogenase |
| HT | high-throughput |
| Ig E | immunoglobulin E |
| IHC | immunohistochemistry |
| LTE4 | leukotriene E4 |
| NAEC | nasal airway epithelial cells |
| NCBI | National Center for Biotechnology Information |
| N-ERD | NSAID-exacerbated respiratory disease |
| NNAEC | non-affected nasal area epithelial cell |
| NNPEC-N-ERD | nasal polyp epithelial cell |
| NP | nasal polyps |
| NPEC | nasal polyp epithelial cell |
| NSAID | non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug |
| NSCLC | non-small cell lung cancer |
| Oxo-ETE | oxoicosatetraenoic acid |
| PBS | phosphate-buffered saline |
| PGE2 | prostaglandin E2 |
| RIN | RNA integrity number |