| AA | allergic asthma |
| ASM | airway smooth muscle |
| Co-culture | combined cell culture |
| COL1A1 | collagen type I α 1 chain |
| DHR | Dihydrorhodamine |
| D. pteronyssinus | Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus |
| DMEM | Dulbecco’s modified Eagle’s medium |
| ECM | extracellular matrix |
| EPO | eosinophil peroxidase |
| ERK | extracellular signal-regulated kinase |
| FBS | fetal bovine serum |
| FeNO | fractional exhaled nitric oxide |
| FEV1 | forced expiratory volume in 1 s |
| FN | fibronectin |
| FVC | forced vital capacity |
| hTERT | human telomerase reverse transcriptase |
| HS | healthy subject |
| ICAM-1 | intercellular adhesion molecule 1 |
| iEOS | inflammatory eosinophil |
| IgE | immunoglobulin E |
| IL | interleukin |
| ILC2 | type 2 innate lymphoid cells |
| MHC | myosin heavy chain |
| MLCK | myosin light chain kinase |
| MMP | matrix metalloproteinases |
| mRNA | messenger ribonucleic acid |
| NH4OH | ammonium hydroxide |
| PBS | phosphate-buffered saline |
| PD20 | provocation dose of methacholine causing a 20% decrease in FEV1 |
| PDGF | platelet-derived growth factor |
| rEOS | lung resident eosinophil |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| qRT-PCR | quantitative reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction |
| SEA | severe eosinophilic asthma |
| SEM | standard error of the mean |
| SM22 | transgelin |
| Sm | smooth muscle |
| TGF- β | transforming growth factor-beta |
| Th2 | T helper type 2 cells |
| TSLP | thymic stromal lymphopoietin |
| VCAM-1 | vascular cell adhesion molecule 1 |
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