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. 2026 Feb 17;15(4):360. doi: 10.3390/cells15040360
AMPK AMP-activated protein kinase
BrdU 5-bromo-2′-deoxyuridine
CstC Cystatin C
DAB 3,3′-Diaminobenzidine
DKO Double-knockout
DMEM Dulbecco’s Modified Eagle Medium
DNA Deoxyribonucleic acid
DTT Dithiothreitol
ECM Extracellular matrix
EDTA Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid
EMT Epithelial–mesenchymal transition
FADD Fas-associated death domain
FBS Fetal bovine serum
FLIP FLICE-like inhibitory protein
IHC Immunohistochemistry
MAPK Mitogen-activated protein kinase
MMTV Mouse mammary tumor virus
mTOR Mechanistic target of rapamycin
PBS Phosphate-buffered saline
PECAM-1 Platelet endothelial cell adhesion molecule-1
PI3K Phosphoinositide 3-kinase
PyMT Polyoma Middle T antigen
RIPA Radioimmunoprecipitation assay
ROS Reactive oxygen species
SDS-PAGE Sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis
StfB Stefin B
TAMs Tumor-associated macrophages
TGF-β Transforming growth factor beta
TME Tumor microenvironment
TNF-α Tumor necrosis factor alpha
TREM2 Triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2
TUNEL Terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick end labeling
WT Wild-type
Z-Phe-Arg-AMC Z-Phenylalanyl-arginyl-7-amido-4-methylcoumarin