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. 2026 Feb 24;27(5):2100. doi: 10.3390/ijms27052100
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