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. 2025 Jul 14;26(14):6735. doi: 10.3390/ijms26146735
BasicFGF Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor
CCL Chemokine (C-C motif) ligand
CRC Colorectal cancer
CSF Colony-stimulating factor
CTACK Cutaneous T Cell-Attracting Chemokine
CTLA-4 Cytotoxic T lymphocyte antigen 4
CXCL Chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand
EGFR Epidermal growth factor receptor
Eotaxin Eotaxin (CCL11)
FDR False discovery rate
G-CSF Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor
Gal-9 Galectin-9
GM-CSF Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor
GO Gene Ontology
GRO-α Growth-Regulated Oncogene Alpha
GSEA Gene Set Enrichment Analysis
HGF Hepatocyte growth factor
ICB Immune checkpoint blockade
IFN-γ Interferon gamma
IL Interleukin
IP-10 Interferon Gamma-Induced Protein 10
KEGG Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes
KRAS Kirsten rat sarcoma viral oncogene homolog
LAG-3 Lymphocyte activation gene-3
MAPK Mitogen-activated protein kinase
MCP-1/MCP-3 Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein 1/3
MCSF Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor
M-CSF Macrophage colony-stimulating factor
MIF Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor
MIG Monokine Induced by Gamma Interferon
MIP-1α/MIP-1β Macrophage Inflammatory Protein 1 Alpha/Beta
MMR Mismatch repair
MSI Microsatellite instability
MSS Microsatellite stable
NRAS Neuroblastoma RAS viral oncogene homolog
PCA Principal Component Analysis
PD-1 Programmed cell death protein 1
PD-L1 Programmed death-ligand 1
PDGF-BB Platelet-Derived Growth Factor BB
PI3K Phosphoinositide 3-kinase
RANTES Regulated on Activation, Normal T Cell Expressed and Secreted (CCL5)
SCF Stem Cell Factor
SDF-1α Stromal Cell-Derived Factor 1 Alpha
TAMs Tumor-associated macrophages
TCGA The Cancer Genome Atlas
TGF-β Transforming growth factor beta
TILs Tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes
TIM-3 T cell immunoglobulin and mucin-domain containing-3
TME Tumor microenvironment
TNF-α Tumor necrosis factor alpha
TNF-α/TNF-β Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha/Beta
TRAIL TNF-related apoptosis-inducing ligand
VCAM-1 Vascular cell adhesion protein 1
VEGFA Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A