| PDT | Photodynamic therapy |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| PS | Photosensitizer |
| ICD | Immunogenic cell death |
| NO | Nitric oxide |
| MC | Mitotic catastrophe |
| DAMPs | Damage-associated molecular patterns |
| RNS | Reactive nitrogen species |
| ALA | 5-aminolevulinic acid |
| HPPH | 2-(1-hexyloxyethyl)-2-devinyl pyropheophorbide |
| Ca2+ | Calcium ion |
| NOS | Nitric oxide synthesis |
| TNF-α | Tumor necrosis factor-alpha |
| FAP | Fibroblast activation protein |
| MIP | Macrophage inflammatory protein |
| MMP-9 | Matrix metalloproteinase-9 |
| COX-2 | Cyclooxygenase-2 |
| GSH | Glutathione |
| PLP | Porphyrin lipoprotein |
| HMGB1 | High-mobility group box-1 |
| ZnP | Zn-pyrophosphate |
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