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. 2026 Sep 4;18(9):1115. doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics18091115
3-APBA 3-Aminophenylboronic Acid
α-SMA Alpha-Smooth Muscle Actin
ACTA2 Actin Alpha 2, Smooth Muscle
ANOVA Analysis of Variance
CAFs Cancer-Associated Fibroblasts
CCK-8 Cell Counting Kit-8
CD31 Cluster of Differentiation 31
CD8 Cluster of Differentiation 8
CESC Cervical Squamous Cell Carcinoma
COL Collagens
COL10A1 Collagen Type X Alpha 1 Chain
COL1A1 Collagen Type I alpha 1 chain
CSQAS Chitosan Quaternary Ammonium Salt
CTAC Cetyltrimethylammonium Chloride
Cy3 Cyanine 3
DAPI 4′,6-Diamidino-2-Phenylindole
DEGs Differentially Expressed Genes
DLS Dynamic Light Scattering
DMEM Dulbecco’s Modified Eagle Medium
DMSO Dimethyl Sulfoxide
DOX Doxorubicin
DOX-U14 DOX-MSN@cancer Cell Membrane
DPI Dispersity
ECM Extracellular Matrix
FAP Fibroblast Activation Protein
FBS Fetal Bovine Serum
FIGO International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics
FITC Fluorescein Isothiocyanate
FN Fibronectin
FN1 Fibronectin 1
FTIR Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy
G′ Storage Modulus
G″ Loss Modulus
Gel Hydrogel
Gel-NPs Nanoparticle-Loaded Hydrogel
GEO Gene Expression Omnibus
GEPIA2 Gene Expression Profiling Interactive Analysis 2
GPC Gel Permeation Chromatography
GTEx Genotype-Tissue Expression
HCl Hydrochloric Acid
H&E Hematoxylin and Eosin
HRP Horseradish Peroxidase
IHC Immunohistochemical
IUPAC International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry
Ki67 Ki-67 Antigen
MSNs Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles
NPs Nanoparticles
OD Optical Density
OSA Oxidized Sodium Alginate
PEG Polyethylene glycol
PBS Phosphate-Buffered Saline
PDI Polydispersity Index
PS Penicillin-Streptomycin
p-SMAD3 Phosphorylated SMAD3
PVA Polyvinyl Alcohol
RBCs Red Blood cells
ROS Reactive Oxygen Species
SA Sodium Alginate
SEM Scanning Electron Microscope
SIS3 Specific Inhibitor of SMAD3
SIS3-CAF SIS3-MSN@CAF Membrane
Smad Small Mother Against Decapentaplegic
SMAD3 SMAD Family Member 3
TCGA The Cancer Genome Atlas
TEA Triethanolamine
TEM Transmission Electron Microscope
TEOS Tetraethyl Orthosilicate
TGF-β Transforming Growth Factor-β
TME Tumor Microenvironment
TUNEL Terminal Deoxynucleotidyl Transferase dUTP Nick End Labeling
UV-Vis Ultraviolet-Visible
XRD X-Ray Diffraction