| 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 |