3-MA	3-methyladenine
AMPK	AMP-activated protein kinase
APC	Antigen-presenting cell
ASC	Adaptor apoptosis-associated speck-like protein
ATG	autophagy-related genes
Bif1	Bax-interacting factor-1
BMP	Bone morphogenetic protein
CAF	Cancer-associated fibroblast
CARD	Caspase activation and recruitment domain
ChIP	Chromatin immunoprecipitation
CHMP2A	Chromatin-modifying protein/charged multivesicular body protein 2A
CMA	Chaperone-mediated autophagy
CQ	Chloroquine
DC	Dendritic cell
EC	Endothelial cell
EGF	Epidermal growth factor
EGFR	Epidermal growth factor receptor
EMT	Epithelial mesenchymal transition
ESCRT	Endosomal complexes required for transport
FIP200	the focal adhesion kinase family interacting protein of 200 kD
GABARAP	GABA Type A Receptor-Associated Protein
GATE-16	Golgi-associated ATPase enhancer of 16 kDa
GRN	Gene regulatory network
GSDMD	Gasdermin D
HCC	Hepatocellular carcinoma
HIF-1α	hypoxia-inducible factor-1α
HIV	Human immune deficiency virus
HMGB1	High mobility group box 1
HQ	Hydroxychloroquine
HSC70	Heat shock cognate 71 KDa protein
IBD	Inflammatory bowel disease
IFN-γ	Interferon-gamma
IL	Interleukin
JNK	Jun N-terminal kinase
LAMP2A	Lysosomal membrane protein
LC	Lung Cancer
LC3	Microtubule-associated protein 1A/1B-light chain 3
LPS	Lipopolysaccharide
MAPK	Mitogen-activated protein kinase
MAPK	Mitogen-activated protein kinase
MCSF	Macrophage colony stimulating factor
MDSC	Myeloid-derived suppressor cells
MKK	Mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase
MMP	Matrix metalloproteinase
mTOR	mammalian target of rapamycin
NACHT	a central nucleotide binding and oligomerization
NK	Natural killer cell
NLRP3	NLR family protein containing a pyrin domain 3
NSCLC	Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
PDGF-b	Plate-derived growth factor
PE	Phosphatidyl ethanol amine
PI3K	Phosphoinositide-3-kinase
PI3KC3	Phosphatidylinositol 3-phosphate kinase class III
PI3P	Phosphatidylinositol-3-phosphate
PIP2	Phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate
PIP3	Phosphatidylinositol-3,4,5-trisphosphate
PPI	Protein-protein interaction
pTEN	a phosphatase and tensin homolog
RORγt	Rorc RAR-related orphan receptor gamma
ROS	Reactive oxygen species
SCLC	Small Cell Lung Cancer
scRNA	Single-cell RNA sequencing
SNARE	Soluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive-factor attachment protein receptor
STAT	Signal transducer and activator of transcription
TAM	Tumour-associated macrophages
TAN	Tumor-associated neutrophil
TB	Tuberculosis
TC	Tumor Cell
TF	Transcription factor
TGF-β	Transforming growth factor-b
Th	T helper
TME	Tumor microenvironment
TNF-a	Tumor necrosis factor-a
Treg	T-regulatory cell
TSC	Tuberous sclerosis
ULK1	unc-51-like kinase 1
UVRAG	UV radiation resistance-associated gene
VEGF	Vascular endothelial growth factor
VPS	Vacuolar protein sorting