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List of Abbreviations<br />

ABPA allergic bronchopulmonary dysplasia<br />

ATS American Thor<strong>ac</strong>ic Society<br />

ATP adenosine triphosphate<br />

BAL bronchoalveolar lavage<br />

BH4 tetrahydrobiopterin<br />

BTS British Thor<strong>ac</strong>ic Society<br />

C3, C5 complement f<strong>ac</strong>tor 3, complement f<strong>ac</strong>tor 5<br />

cAMP cyclic adenosine 3',5'monophosphate<br />

CATI, CAT2, CAT2B, CAT 3<br />

cationic amino <strong>ac</strong>id proteins<br />

CB chronic bronchitis<br />

CD3+ cell marker for T lymPhocyte<br />

CD4+ cell marker for T helper lymphocyte<br />

CD8+ cell marker for T cytoxic lymphocyte<br />

CF cystic fibrosis<br />

cGMP cyclic guanosine monophosphate<br />

cNOS constituent nitric oxide synthase<br />

CNS central nervous system<br />

Co cobalt<br />

CO carbon monoxide<br />

COz carbon dioxide<br />

COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease<br />

CSF central spinal fluid<br />

Cu copper<br />

DMSO dimethyl sulfoxide<br />

DNA deoxyribonucleic <strong>ac</strong>id<br />

DTT dithiothreitol<br />

ECMO extr<strong>ac</strong>orporeal membrane oxygenation<br />

ECP eosinophil cationic protein<br />

ECRHS European Community Respiratory Health Survey<br />

EDRF endothelial derived relaxing f<strong>ac</strong>tor<br />

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