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. 2024 Feb 26;17(3):296. doi: 10.3390/ph17030296
ΔR2* T2* relaxation rate change
[18F]FDG 2-Deoxy-2-[fluorine-18]-fluoro-d-glucose
α-SMA α-smooth muscle actin
AI Artificial intelligence
AuNP Gold nanoparticle
BDL Bile duct ligation
CAF Cancer-associated fibroblast
CCL2 C-C motif chemokine ligand 2
CCl4 Carbon tetrachloride
CCR2 C-C motif chemokine receptor 2
CDAHFD Choline-deficient, L-amino acid-defined, high-fat diet
CKD Chronic kidney disease
CMR Cardiac magnetic resonance
CT Computed tomography
CT-FMT Hybrid computed tomography–fluorescence molecular tomography
COPD Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
CXCR4 CXC-motif receptor 4
DPP Dipeptidyl peptidase
ECL1 Extracellular loop one
ECM Extracellular matrix
EMT Epithelial–mesenchymal transition
EndMT Endothelial–mesenchymal transition
FAP Fibroblast activation protein
FAPI Fibroblast activation protein inhibition
FDA Food and Drug Administration
fILD Fibrotic interstitial lung diseases
FITC Fluorescein isothiocyanate
Gd Gadolinium
GF Growth factor
GPVI Glycoprotein VI
HRCT High-resolution computed tomography
HSC Hepatic stellate cell
LC Lung cancer
LDBVL Low-dose bleomycin vascular leak
LGE Late gadolinium enhancement
LIFU Low-intensity focused ultrasound
IL-13 Interleukin 13
LOX Lysyl oxidase
LOXL Lysyl oxidase-like protein
IPF Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
MAGL Monoacylglycerol lipase
MCT Monocrotaline
MI Myocardial infarction
MMP Matrix metalloproteinase
MRI Magnetic resonance imaging
NASH Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis
NIRF Near-infrared fluorescence
PDGF Platelet-derived growth factor
PET Positron emission tomography
PFD Antifibrotic pirfenidone
RGD Arginine-glycine-aspartic
SLE Systemic lupus erythematosus
SPECT Single-photon emission computed tomography
SSc Systemic sclerosis
SSTR Somatostatin receptor
SUV Standardized uptake values
TAA Thioacetamide
TBR Target-to-background ratio
TGF-β Transforming growth factor beta
USPIO Ultrasmall superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticle
UTE Ultrashort echo time
VT Volume of distribution
VCAM-1 Vascular cell adhesion molecule-1
VLA-4 Very late antigen-4