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. 2026 Sep 18;18(18):3035. doi: 10.3390/cancers18183035
Akt Protein kinase B
ALIX ALG-2-interacting protein X
AUC Area under the curve
BMI Body mass index
CAA Cancer-associated adipocyte
CD Cluster of differentiation
CI Confidence interval
COX-2 Cyclooxygenase-2
CRP C-reactive protein
ddPCR Droplet digital polymerase chain reaction
DGCR8 DiGeorge syndrome critical region 8
DNA Deoxyribonucleic acid
EGFR Epidermal growth factor receptor
EMT Epithelial–mesenchymal transition
ER Estrogen receptor
EV Extracellular vesicle
FABP4 Fatty acid-binding protein 4
HER2 Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2
HDL High-density lipoprotein
HIF-1α Hypoxia-inducible factor 1-alpha
HOMA-IR Homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance
IGF Insulin-like growth factor
IL Interleukin
LNA Locked nucleic acid
lncRNA Long non-coding RNA
MAPK Mitogen-activated protein kinase
MCF-7 Michigan Cancer Foundation-7 cell line
MISEV Minimal Information for Studies of Extracellular Vesicles
MMP Matrix metalloproteinase
miRNA MicroRNA
mRNA Messenger RNA
mTOR Mechanistic target of rapamycin
NF-κB Nuclear factor kappa B
NTA Nanoparticle tracking analysis
OXPHOS Oxidative phosphorylation
P70S6K Ribosomal protein S6 kinase beta-1
PLIN1 Perilipin 1
PPARγ Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma
PTEN Phosphatase and tensin homolog
qRT-PCR Quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction
REMARK Reporting Recommendations for Tumor Marker Prognostic Studies
RISC RNA-induced silencing complex
RNA Ribonucleic acid
SEC Size-exclusion chromatography
STARD Standards for Reporting Diagnostic Accuracy Studies
STAT3 Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3
TEM Transmission electron microscopy
TNBC Triple-negative breast cancer
TNF-α Tumor necrosis factor-alpha
TSG101 Tumor susceptibility gene 101
WC Waist circumference
WHR Waist-to-hip ratio