allo-HSCT	allogeneic hemaleftoietic stem cell transplantation
APCs	antigen-presenting cells
APRIL	a proliferation-inducing ligand
ASEDs	autologous serum eye drops
α-SMA	α-smooth muscle actin
BAFF	B-cell activation factor
BDNF	brain-derived neurotrophic factor
CD62E	E-selectin
cGVHD	chronic graft-versus-host disease
CVF	cobra venom factor
CSA	cyclosporine A
DED	dry eye disease
DNase I	deoxyribonuclease I
ECD	endothelial cell density
eDNA	extracellular DNA
EGF	epidermal growth factor
EMT	epithelial-mesenchymal transition
GVHD	graft-versus-host-disease
HSP	heat shock protein
ICAM-1	intercellular adhesion molecule-1
LE 0.5%	loteprednol etabonate 0.5% ophthalmic suspension
LFA-1	lymphocyte function-associated antigen-1
IFN	interferon
JAK	janus kinase
LacCer	lactosylceramide
LG	lacrimal gland
IL	interleukin
LT-α	lymphotoxin-α
IVIG	intravenous immune globulin
MGD	meibomian gland dysfunction
MMPs	metalloproteinases
MPO	myeloperoxidase
MSCs	mesenchymal stromal cells
NE	neutrophil elastase
NETs	neutrophil extracellular traps
NGAL	neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin
NIH	National Institutes of Health
NK1R	neurokinin-1 receptor
OSDI	ocular surface disease index
OSM	oncostatin M
PCs	phosphatidylcholines
RAS	the tissue renin-angiotensin system
SASP	senescence-associated secretory phenotype
SLK	superior limbal keratoconjunctivitis
SM	sphingomyelin
SYK	spleen tyrosine kinase
TGF-β	transforming growth factor-β
TNF	tumor necrosis factor
TNFSF14	tumor necrosis factor superfamily member 14
Tregs	regulatory T cells
VAMP8	vesicle-associated membrane protein 8
VEGF	vascular endothelial growth factor