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. 2024 Oct 24;13(11):860. doi: 10.3390/biology13110860
APC Antigen-presenting cell
Apc Adenomatous polyposis coli
BCG Bacillus Calmette-Guerin
BM Basement membrane
CAF Cancer-associated fibroblasts
CAM Cell adhesion molecule
CAR-T Chimeric antigen receptor T cell
CD Cluster of differentiation
CLEVER-1 Common lymphatic endothelial and vascular endothelial receptor 1
CTL Cytotoxic T cell
DC Dendritic cell
EC Endothelial cell
ECM Extracellular matrix
EpCAM Epithelial cell adhesion molecule
ETBR Endothelin B receptor
FDA Food and Drug Administration
FGF Fibroblast growth factor
GC Gastric cancer
GPCR G-protein-coupled receptor
HCC Hepatocellular carcinoma
HIF Hypoxia-inducible factor
ICAM Intercellular adhesion molecule
IL Interleukin
IS Immunological synapse
JAM-A Junctional adhesion molecule A
LFA-1 Lymphocyte function-associated antigen-1
M1/2 Macrophage type-1/type-2
MMP Metalloprotease
MDSC Myeloid-derived suppressor cell
MHC Major histocompatibility complex
NK Natural killer
NO Nitric oxide
NOS NO synthase
PD-1 Programmed cell death protein 1
PDA Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
PD-L1 Programmed death-ligand 1
PDGF Platelet-derived growth factor
PKA1 Protein kinase A1
PSGL-1 P-selectin glycoprotein ligand-1
PTEN Phosphatase and tensin homolog
ROS Reactive oxygen species
SI-CLP Stabilin-1-interacting chitinase-like protein
TAM Tumor-associated macrophage
TAN Tumor-associated neutrophil
TCR T cell receptor
Th T helper
TME Tumor microenvironment
TLS Tertiary lymphoid structure
Treg T regulatory
VAP-1 Vascular-associated protein-1
VCAM Vascular cell adhesion molecule
VEGF Vasculature endothelial growth factor
VEGFR VEGF receptor
VLA-4 Very-late antigen-4
ZO-1 Zonula occludens-1