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. 2021 Nov 23;12:754702. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.754702
AbR Aryl hydrocarbon receptor
ACE-2 Angiotensin-converting enzyme-2
ARE Antioxidant Response Elements
Arg-1 Arginase-1
BALF Broncho-alveolar lavage fluid
BCG Mycobacterium bovis BCG
BMDCs bone-marrow-derived dendritic cells
BMDMs Bone marrow derived macrophages
CatG Cathepsin G
CatS Cathepsin S
CCL4 C-C Motif Chemokine Ligand 4
CCL11 C-C Motif Chemokine Ligand 11
CCL20 C-C Motif Chemokine Ligand 20
CF Cystic fibrosis
CFTR Cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator
COPD Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
COVID-19 Coronavirus disease 2019
COX-2 Cyclooxygenase-2
CXCL3 C-X-C Motif Chemokine Ligand 3
CXCL-8 C-X-C Motif Chemokine Ligand 8
DCs dendritic cells
dsRNA Double strain RNA
DSS Dextran Sulfate Sodium
ERK1/2 Extracellular signal-regulated kinase ½
F13 Aspergillus factor 13
FcγR Fc gamma receptors
FoxP3 Forkhead box P3
FSL-1 Trifluoroacetate salt
GM-CSF Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor
G-CSF Granulocyte-colony stimulating factor
HDM House dust mite
IκBζ NF-κB inhibitor zeta
ICU Intensive care unit
IFN-γ Interferon gamma
iNOS Inducible nitric oxide synthase
IL-1F5 Interleukin-1 family member 5
IL-1F6 Interleukin-1 family member 6
IL-1F8 Interleukin-1 family member 8
IL-1F9 Interleukin-1 family member 9
IL-1α Interleukin-1 alpha
IL-1β Interleukin-1 beta
IL-1Rrp2 IL-1 Receptor-Related protein 2
IL-1RAcP Interleukin-1 receptor accessory protein
IL-2 Interleukin-2
IL-4 Interleukin-4
IL-5 Interleukin-5
IL-6 Interleukin-6
IL-8 Interleukin-8
IL-9 Interleukin-9
IL-12 Interleukin-12
IL-13 Interleukin-13
IL-17A Interleukin-17A
IL-17F Interleukin-17F
IL-18 Interleukin-18
IL-22 Interleukin-22
IL-23A Interleukin-23A
IL-33 Interleukin-33
IL-36α Interleukin-36 alpha
IL-36β Interleukin-36 beta
IL-36γ Interleukin-36 gamma
IL-36Ra Interleukin-36 receptor antagonist
ILC2 Type 2 innate lymphoid cells
IPF Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
IRAK Interleukin-1 receptor-associated kinase
IRF6 Interferon response factor 6
JNK1/2 c-Jun NH2-terminal kinase 1/2
Kpn Klebsiella pneumoniae
LasB Elastase B
Lpn Legionella pneumophila
LPS Lipopolysaccharides
LXR Liver X Receptor
MAPK Mitogen-activated protein kinase
MIKs immortalized keratinocytes
Mtb Mycobacterium tuberculosis
MyD88 Myeloid differentiation primary response 88
NE Neutrophil elastase
NF-κB Nuclear Factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells
Notch2 Neurogenic locus notch homolog protein 2
Nrf2 Nuclear factor erythroid 2
OVA Ovalbumin
P3 Proteinase-3
P-TEFb Positive transcription elongation factor
Pa Pseudomonas aeruginosa
PAM3CSK4 N-Palmitoyl-S-[2,3-bis(palmitoyloxy)-(2RS)-propyl]- [R]-cysteinyl-[S]-seryl-[S]-lysyl-[S]-lysyl-[S]-lysyl-[S]-lysine
PAMPs Pathogen-associated molecular patterns
PBMCs Peripheral blood mononuclear cells
PGE2 Prostaglandin E2
PMA Phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate
Poly I:C Polyinosinic:polycytidylic acid
Retnla Resistin-like alpha transcript
SARS-CoV-2 Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
SEC Super elongation complex
SMNCs Sputum mononuclear cells
SpeB Streptococcal pyrogenic exotoxin B
Spn Streptococcus pneumoniae
STAT Signal transducer and activator of transcription
T-bet T-box transcription factor TBX21
tBHQ tert-butylhydroquinone
TIR Toll/interleukin-1 receptor
Th1 T helper cell type 1
Th2 T helper cell type 2
Th9 T helper cell type 9
Th17 T helper cell type 17
TLR Toll-like receptor
TNF-α Tumour necrosis factor alpha
TRIF TIR-domain-containing adapter-inducing interferon-β
VDR Vitamin D receptor