| AhR | Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor |
| AKR | Aldo-keto reductase |
| AR | Androgen Receptor |
| BaP | Benzo(a)pyrene |
| BPA | Bisphenol A |
| CAF | Cancer-Associated Fibroblasts |
| CAR | Constitutive Androstane Receptor |
| CDH1 | Cadherin-1 |
| CYP1A1 | Cytochrome P450 family 1, subfamily A, member 1 |
| DBP | Dibutyl phthalate |
| DEHP | Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate |
| ECM | Extracellular matrix |
| EDCs | Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals |
| EGFR | Epidermal growth factor receptor |
| EMT | Epithelial–mesenchymal transition |
| ER | Estrogen Receptor |
| ESCRT | Endosomal Sorting Complexes Required for Transport |
| EVs | Extracellular Vesicles |
| GABBR | Gamma-aminobutyric acid type B receptor subunit 1 |
| GPER | G protein-coupled membrane estrogen receptor |
| HBE | Human Bronchial Epithelial cells |
| HCC | Hepatocellular carcinoma |
| IARC | International Agency for Research on Cancer |
| IJMS | International Journal of Molecular Sciences |
| ILV | Intraluminal vesicles |
| ISEV | International Society for Extracellular Vesicles |
| JNK | c-Jun N-terminal Kinase |
| lncRNAs | Long non-coding RNAs |
| miRNAs | microRNAs |
| MMP | Matrix Metalloproteinase |
| mRNAs | Messenger RNAs |
| MVB | Multivesicular body |
| NADPH oxidase | Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate oxidase |
| ncRNAs | Non-coding RNAs |
| NF-κB | Nuclear factor kappa B |
| NNK | 4-(methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanone |
| OSCC | Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma |
| PAHs | Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons |
| PD-L1 | Programmed Death-Ligand 1 |
| PI3K | Phosphoinositide 3-kinase |
| PIWI | P-element Induced Wimpy testis |
| PM2.5 | Particulate matter 2.5 |
| PR | Progesterone Receptor |
| PTEN | Phosphatase and tensin homolog |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| STAT3 | Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription 3 |
| TME | Tumor Microenvironment |
| TWF1 | Twinfilin-1 |
| VEGF | Vascular endothelial growth factor |
| ZEB1 | Zinc finger E-box-binding homeobox 1 |