| CircRNAs | circular RNAs |
| GI | gastrointestinal |
| GC | gastric cancer |
| HCC | hepatocellular carcinoma |
| CRC | colorectal cancer |
| EC | esophageal cancer |
| PC | pancreatic cancer |
| TCA | tricarboxylic acid |
| NADH | reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide |
| FADH2 | reduced flavin adenine dinucleotide 2 |
| OXPHOS | oxidative phosphorylation |
| ATP | adenosine triphosphate |
| MiRNAs | microRNAs |
| LncRNAs | long non-coding RNAs |
| pre-mRNA | precursor mRNA |
| GLUT1 | glucose uptake and glucose transporter 1 |
| HK | hexokinase |
| PFK | phosphofructokinase |
| PK | pyruvate kinase |
| PKM2 | pyruvate kinase M2 |
| G6P | glucose-6-phosphate |
| PPP | pentose phosphate pathway |
| NADPH | nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate oxidase |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| TME | tumor microenvironment |
| MCT1 | monocarboxylate transporter 1 |
| TGF-β | transforming growth factor β |
| TGF-β RI | TGF-β receptor I |
| mTOR | mammalian target of rapamycin |
| 5-FU | 5-fluorouracil |
| AMP | adenosine monophosphate |
| AMPK | AMP-activated protein kinase |
| LDHA | lactate dehydrogenase A |
| HKDC1 | hexokinase domain containing protein 1 |
| STAT3 | signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 |
| HIF1 | hypoxia inducible factor-1 |
| HREs | hypoxia-responsive elements |
| MCT4 | monocarboxylate transporter 4 |
| ENO1 | enolase 1 |
| IL-6 | interleukin 6 |
| PI3K | phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase |
| Akt | protein kinase B |
| FOXM1 | forkhead box protein M1 |
| FOX | forkhead box |
| GFs | growth factors |
| GFR | growth factor receptor |
| PIP2 | phosphatidy-linositol-3,4-bisphosphate |
| PIP3 | phosphatidylinositol-3,4,5-bisphosphate |
| PDK | phosphoinositide-dependent kinase |
| FHA | forkhead-associated |
| shRNA | short hairpin RNA |
| siRNA | small interfering RNA |
| ASOs | antisense oligonucleotides |
| EVs | extracellular vesicles |
| SIRT1 | sirtuin1 |