| AF4 | asymmetric-flow field-flow fractionation |
| AFM | atomic force microscopy |
| AKT | protein kinase B |
| ALKBH5 | AlkB homolog 5 |
| AMMS | Academy of Military Medical Sciences |
| AOM/DSS | azoxymethane/dextran sulfate sodium |
| CaP | calcium phosphate |
| CD | cluster of differentiation (CD9, CD24, CD44, CD47, CD63, and CD81) |
| CDK1 | cyclin-dependent kinase 1 |
| circRNA | circular RNA |
| cRGD | cyclic arginine–glycine–aspartic acid |
| cryo-EM | cryogenic electron microscopy |
| cryo-ET | cryogenic electron tomography |
| CYP3A4 | cytochrome P450 3A4 |
| DLS | dynamic light scattering |
| DNA | deoxyribonucleic acid |
| DOPE | 1,2-dioleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine |
| DOTAP | 1,2-dioleoyl-3-trimethylammonium-propane |
| DPPC | 1,2-dipalmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine |
| DR5 | death receptor 5 |
| DSPE-PEG2000 | 1,2-distearoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine–polyethylene glycol 2000 |
| EE | encapsulation efficiency |
| ESCRT | endosomal sorting complex required for transport |
| EV | extracellular vesicle |
| FRET | Förster resonance energy transfer |
| GMP | good manufacturing practice |
| HNSCC | head and neck squamous cell carcinoma |
| IGF2BP2 | insulin-like growth factor 2 mRNA-binding protein 2 |
| IgG | immunoglobulin G |
| IL-12 | interleukin-12 |
| IL-6 | interleukin-6 |
| ISEV | International Society for Extracellular Vesicles |
| JMJD8 | Jumonji domain-containing protein 8 |
| LNP | lipid nanoparticle |
| M1 | classically activated macrophage phenotype |
| m6A | N6-methyladenosine |
| MHC I | major histocompatibility complex class I |
| miRNA | microRNA |
| MISEV | Minimal Information for Studies of Extracellular Vesicles |
| mRNA | messenger RNA |
| mTOR | mechanistic target of rapamycin |
| NRF2 | nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 |
| NTA | nanoparticle tracking analysis |
| OMV | outer-membrane vesicle |
| PD-L1 | programmed death-ligand 1 |
| PDI | polydispersity index |
| PDX | patient-derived xenograft |
| PEG | polyethylene glycol |
| PI3K | phosphoinositide 3-kinase |
| PKM2 | pyruvate kinase M2 |
| PMM | pulmonary metastatic melanoma |
| RNA | ribonucleic acid |
| RNase | ribonuclease |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| scFv | single-chain variable fragment |
| SEC | size-exclusion chromatography |
| siRNA | small interfering RNA |
| TEM | transmission electron microscopy |
| TFF | tangential-flow filtration |
| TNF-α | tumor necrosis factor alpha |
| TP | triptolide |