Abbreviations

AAV

adeno-associated virus

α1-AT

α1-antitrypsin

ADA

adenosine deaminase

AdCMVlacZ

adenovirus vector containing cytomegalovirus promoter and β -galactosidase gene as a reporter gene

AdV

adenovirus

AEC

3-amino-9-ethylcarbazole

ARDS

adult respiratory distress syndrome

bp

base pair

CCl₄

carbon tetrachloride

cDNA

complementary deoxyribonucleic acid

CF

cystic fibrosis

CFTR

cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator

DAB

3,3- diaminobenzidine tetrahydrochloride

GBM

glomerular basement membrane

GM-CSF

granulocyte and macrophage colony-stimulating factor

HE

hematoxylin-eosin

HGF

hepatocyte growth factor

hGH

human growth hormone

HVJ

hemagglutinating virus of Japan

IFNγ

interferon γ

IL-1

interleukin-1

IL-2

interleukin-2

IL-10

interleukin-10

IL-12

interleukin-12

kb

kilo base

lacZ

β -galactosidase

LDL

low density lipoprotein

mRNA

messenger ribonucleic acid

NO

nitric oxide

PAS

periodic acid schiff

PDGF

platelet-derived growth factor

pfu

plaque-forming unit

phVEGF

plasmide human vascular endothelial growth factor

PKG

cyclic GMP-dependent protein kinase

PTFE

polytetra-fluoroethylene

TGFβ

transforming growth factor β

TIL

tumor infiltrating lymphocytes

VEGF

vascular endothelial growth factor

X-gal

5-bromo-4-chloro-3-indolyl β -d-galactopyranoside