AHR	aryl hydrocarbon receptor
AHRE	AHR responsive elements
AHRR	AHR repressor
ALI	acute lung injury
AOE	anti-oxidant enzyme
ARDS	acute respiratory distress syndrome
ARE	antioxidant responsive elements
ARNT	AHR nuclear translocator
bHLH	basic helix-loop-helix
BNF	beta-naphthoflavone
BP	benzo[α]pyrene
BPD	bronchopulmonary dysplasia
COPD	chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
CYP	cytochrome P450
GST-α	glutathione S-transferase-α
HPMEC	human pulmonary microvascular endothelial cells
Hsp	heat shock protein
MC	methylcholanthrene
MCP	monocyte chemoattractant protein
NLS	nuclear localization sequence
NQO1	NAD(P)H quinone reductase-1
NRF2	nuclear factor erythroid 2–related factor 2
OM	omeprazole
PPARα	peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor α
ROS	reactive oxygen species
TCDD	2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin
TGF	transforming growth factor
XAP2	hepatitis X-associated protein-2
XRE	xenobiotic responsive element