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. 2023 Nov 12;8(7):543. doi: 10.3390/biomimetics8070543
Abbreviation Definition
TAM Tumor-Associated Macrophage
TME Tumor Microenvironment
AS Atherosclerosis
RA Rheumatoid Arthritis
AT Adipose Tissue
EGF Epidermal Growth Factor
FGF Fibroblast Growth Factor
HGF Hepatocyte Growth Factor
MITF Microphthalmia-associated Transcription Factor
HIV Human Immunodeficiency Virus
AIDS Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
Mtb Mycobacterium Tuberculosis
TB Tuberculosis
ALL Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
PRR Pattern Recognition Receptor
TLR Toll-Like Receptor
SR Scavenger Receptor
FcR Fc-Receptor
PAMP Pathogen-Associated Molecular Pattern
DAMP Damage-associated Molecular Pattern
LPS Lipopolysaccharide
ROS Reactive Oxygen Species
SA Sialic Acid
NP Nanoparticle
NR Nanorod
SLN Solid Lipid Nanoparticle
NDLs Nano-Deformable Liposomes
PEG Polyethylene Glycol
PLGA Poly(D,L-Lactide-co-Glycolide Acid)
DPPC Dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine
DPPE 1,2-Bis(diphenylphosphino) ethane
DPPG Dipalmitoyl Phosphatidylglycerol
JAC Lectin Jacalin
PAH Poly(allylamine hydrochloride)
CAT Catalase bovine liver
PAA Poly(acrylic aid)
PNIPAAM Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)
PPiP 2- aminoethyldiisopropyl
BMM Bone Marrow-Derived Macrophages
siRNA Small Interfering RNA
MPS Mononuclear Phagocyte System
DOX Doxorubicin
PTX Paclitaxel
TPZ Tirapazamine
EPI Epirubicin
ZA Zoledronic acid
INH Isoniazid
SSG Sodium Stibogluconate
AmB Amphotericin B
PM Paromomycin
EPR Enhanced Permeability and Retention