AChE	acetylcholinesterase
AE	anion exchanger
AKT	protein kinase B
ATM	ataxia-telangiectasia mutated kinase
Bax	Bcl-2-associated X protein
Bcl-2	B-cell lymphoma 2
BuChE	butyrylcholinesterase
CAF	cancer-associated fibroblast
CAGE	Calcium-Gated Excitability
CACNA2D1	calcium voltage-gated channel auxiliary subunit alpha-2/delta-1 gene
Cav	voltage-gated calcium channel
CCL4	C–C motif chemokine ligand 4
CCL5	C–C motif chemokine ligand 5
CD8	cluster of differentiation 8
ChAT	choline acetyltransferase
CHRFAM7A	CHRNA7 family with sequence similarity 7A gene
CHRNA4	cholinergic receptor nicotinic alpha 4 subunit gene
CHRNA7	cholinergic receptor nicotinic alpha 7 subunit gene
CHRNB2	cholinergic receptor nicotinic beta 2 subunit gene
CICR	calcium-induced calcium release
CNS	central nervous system
CRAC	calcium release-activated calcium
CRC	colorectal cancer
CSC	cancer stem cell
cAMP	cyclic adenosine monophosphate
DHβE	dihydro-β-erythroidine
ECM	extracellular matrix
EC50	half-maximal effective concentration
EGFR	chloride equilibrium potential
ECl	epidermal growth factor receptor
EMT	epithelial–mesenchymal transition
ER	endoplasmic reticulum
ERK	extracellular signal-regulated kinase
GABA	γ-aminobutyric acid
GABAA	γ-aminobutyric acid type A receptor
GABAB	γ-aminobutyric acid type B receptor
GABBR1	gamma-aminobutyric acid type B receptor subunit 1 gene
GAD1	glutamate decarboxylase 1 gene
GAD65	65 kDa glutamate decarboxylase isoform
GENI	genetically encoded neurotransmitter indicator
Gi/o	inhibitory G-protein family
Gαi/o	inhibitory G-protein alpha subunit
Gαq	G-protein alpha q subunit
Gβγ	G-protein beta-gamma subunit complex
GSK-3β	glycogen synthase kinase-3 beta
HCC	hepatocellular carcinoma
HIF-1α	hypoxia-inducible factor 1 alpha
HUVEC	human umbilical vein endothelial cell
IC50	half-maximal inhibitory concentration
IFP	interstitial fluid pressure
IHC	immunohistochemistry
IL-10	interleukin 10
IP3	inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate
IP3R	inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor
JAK	Janus kinase
KCC1	K+–Cl− cotransporter 1
KCC2	K+–Cl− cotransporter 2
KCC3	K+–Cl− cotransporter 3
Ly6/uPAR	lymphocyte antigen 6/urokinase-type plasminogen activator receptor
MAPK	mitogen-activated protein kinase
MERFISH	multiplexed error-robust fluorescence in situ hybridization
mTORC2	mechanistic target of rapamycin complex 2
nAChR	nicotinic acetylcholine receptor
NBC	sodium–bicarbonate cotransporter
NF-κB	nuclear factor kappa B
NKCC1	Na+–K+–2Cl− cotransporter 1
NNK	4-(methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanone
NSCLC	non-small cell lung cancer
PI3K	phosphoinositide 3-kinase
PLC	phospholipase C
PKA	protein kinase A
SLC12A2	solute carrier family 12 member 2 gene
SLC12A5	solute carrier family 12 member 5 gene
SLURP-1	secreted Ly6/uPAR-related protein 1
SOCE	store-operated calcium entry
STAT	signal transducer and activator of transcription
STIM	stromal interaction molecule
TAM	tumor-associated macrophage
TIF	tumor interstitial fluid
TME	tumor microenvironment
TNBC	triple-negative breast cancer
TRP	transient receptor potential
VAChT	vesicular acetylcholine transporter
VGCC	voltage-gated calcium channel
γH2AX	phosphorylated histone H2AX