AMs	alveolar macrophages
ARDS	acute respiratory distress syndrome
ATII	alveolar epithelial cell type 2
BAL	bronchoalveolar lavage
CCR8	chemokine receptor 8
CDH11	cadherin-11
CSF1	colony-stimulating factor 1
CTGF	connective tissue growth factor
DAMPs	damage-associated molecular patterns
ECM	extracellular matrix
EGFR	epidermal growth factor receptor
EMT	Epithelial–mesenchymal transition
EVs	exosomes and extracellular vesicles
FGF-1	fibroblast growth factor receptor-1
IFIGENIA	controlled Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis International Group Exploring N-Acetylcysteine I Annual
ILD	interstitial lung disease
IMs	interstitial macrophages
IPF	idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Jmjd	Jumonji domain containing
M1	classically activated macrophages
M2	alternatively activated macrophages
M-CSFR	colony-stimulating factor receptor
MFGE8	milk fat globule EGF 8
MIF	macrophage migration inhibitory factor
miRNA	microRNA
MMP	matrix metalloprotease
MMT	myofibroblast transition
Mo-AMs	monocyte-derived alveolar macrophages
mRNA	messenger RNA
NAC	N-acetylcysteine
PANTHER	Prednisone, Azathioprine, and N-Acetylcysteine: A Study That Evaluates Response
PAMPs	pathogen-associated molecular patterns
PDGF-R	platelet-derived growth factor receptor
PFT	pulmonary function test
RIF	radiation-induced lung fibrosis
rRNA	ribosomal RNA
SAP	serum amyloid P
TGF-β	transforming growth factor beta
TLR4	Toll-like receptor 4
TR-Mφ	tissue resident macrophages
tRNA	transfer RNA
UIP	usual interstitial pneumonia
VEGFR-2	vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-2