Abbreviations

AIP

acute interstitial pneumonia

bFGF

basic fibroblast growth factor

VEGF

vascular endothelial growth factor

BAL

bronchoalveolar lavage

BIP

obliterative bronchiolitis with interstitial pneumonia

BM

basement membrane

BOOP

bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia

CFA

cryptogenic fibrosing alveolitis

COP

cryptogenic organizing pneumonia

CTGF

connective tissue growth factor

DAD

diffuse alveolar damage

DEPC

diethylpyrocarbonate

DIP

desquamative interstitial pneumonia

DPLD

diffuse parenchymal lung disease

dpm

disintegrations per minute

ECM

extracellular matrix

EDTA

dinatrium-diamin-tetra-acetic acid

ELF

epithelial lining fluid

FasL

Fas ligand

FGF

fibroblast growth factor

Flk-1

fetal liver kinase-1

Flt-1

fms-like tyrosine kinase

GIP

giant cell interstitial pneumonia

IL

interleukin

ILD

interstitial lung disease

IPF

idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

kDa

kilodalton

LIP

lymphoid interstitial pneumonia

KDR

kinase domain region

MMP

matrix metalloproteinase

MT-MMP

membrane-type matrix metalloproteinase

mRNA

messenger RNA

NSIP

nonspecific interstitial pneumonia

PBS

phosphate-buffered saline

PDGF

platelet-derived growth factor

RBILD

respiratory bronchiolitis interstitial lung disease

TGF-β

transforming growth factor beta

TIMP

tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases

TNF-α

tumor necrosis factor alpha

TUNEL

terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated dUTP nick-end labeling

UIP

usual interstitial pneumonia

uPA

urokinase-type plasminogen activator