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Abbreviations AJ: Adherent junction AZI: Azithromycin BALF: Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid COPD: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease CS: Cigarette smoke CSE: Cigarette smoke extract GCL: Glutamate cysteine ligase GS: Glutathione synthetase GST: Glutathione S-transferase HBECs: Human bronchial epithelial cells Keap1: Kelch-like ECH-associated protein-1 MSEA: Metabolite set enrichment analysis NC: Negative control Nrf2: Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 PBECs: Primary bronchial epithelial cells PCA: Principal component analysis SD: Sprague Dawley shRNAs: Short-hairpin RNAs TBHQ: Tert-butylhydroquinone TEER: Transepithelial electronic resistance TJ: Tight junction TNF-: Tumor necrosis factor-alpha Vc: Vitamin C ZO-1: Zonula occludens-1 References Brandsma CA, Van den Berge M, Hackett TL, Brusselle G, Timens W