| ALI | Air-liquid interface |
| AU | Alkaline unwinding |
| BSA | Bovine serum albumin |
| CCL22 | Gene coding for C-C motif chemokine 22 |
| COX2 | Gene coding for cyclooxygenase 2 |
| DDIT3 | Gene coding for DNA damage inducible protein |
| DLS | Dynamic light scattering |
| dTHP-1 | differentiated THP-1 cells |
| FBS | Fetal bovine serum |
| HT RT qPCR | High-throughput RT qPCR |
| IL-1A/1B/6/8 | Genes coding for interleukin-1α/1β/6/8 |
| JUN | Gene coding for jun proto-oncogene |
| MT1X/2A | Genes coding for metallotionein 1X/2A |
| NF-κB | Nuclear factor κB |
| NLRP3 | NOD-, LRR- and pyrin domain containing protein 3 |
| PMA | Phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate |
| QCM | Quartz crystal microbalance |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| SOD2 | Gene coding for superoxide dismutase 2 |
| TEM | transmission electron microscopy |
| TNF-A | Gene coding for tumor necrosis factor α |
| TNFRSF10B | Gene coding for tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily, member 10b/death receptor 5 |
| VEGFA | Gene coding for vasular endothelial growth factor A |