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. 2026 Oct 3;18(19):3202. doi: 10.3390/cancers18193202
2-DG 2-deoxy-D-glucose
3-BrPA 3-bromopyruvate
3-IAA indole-3-acetic acid
18F-FDG fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose
53BP1 p53-binding protein 1
AARS2 alanyl-tRNA synthetase 2
ACAT1 acetyl-CoA acetyltransferase 1
ACC acetyl-CoA carboxylase
ACLY ATP citrate lyase
ACSL5 acyl-CoA synthetase long-chain family member 5
ACSS2 acyl-CoA synthetase short-chain family member 2
ADI-PEG20 pegylated arginine deiminase
AhR aryl hydrocarbon receptor
AKT protein kinase B
α-KG α-ketoglutarate
α-SMA α-smooth muscle actin
ALYREF Aly/REF export factor
AMP adenosine monophosphate
AMPK AMP-activated protein kinase
APC adenomatous polyposis coli
ASNS asparagine synthetase
ASS1 argininosuccinate synthase 1
ATP adenosine triphosphate
AUC area under the curve
AXIN axis inhibition protein
BBN N-butyl-N-(4-hydroxybutyl) nitrosamine
BC bladder cancer
BCG bacillus Calmette-Guerin
β-TrCP β-transducin repeat-containing protein
BNIP3 BCL2 interacting protein 3
CAB39 calcium-binding protein 39
CAF cancer-associated fibroblast
cAMP cyclic adenosine monophosphate
CBL Cbl proto-oncogene
CD147 cluster of differentiation 147
CD36 cluster of differentiation 36
CD39 cluster of differentiation 39
CD73 cluster of differentiation 73
CD8 cluster of differentiation 8
CDCA3 cell division cycle-associated protein 3
CDKN1A cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 1A
CDKN3 cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 3
CDX cell-derived xenograft
CI confidence interval
circRNA circular RNA
CK1 casein kinase 1
COL1A1 collagen type I alpha 1 chain
COMPASS complex of proteins associated with Set1
CPT1A carnitine palmitoyltransferase 1A
CRISPR clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats
CT computed tomography
CTGF connective tissue growth factor
CTLA-4 cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated protein 4
CUL4B/RBX1 cullin 4B/RING-box protein 1
CUT&Tag cleavage under targets and tagmentation
CXCL12 C-X-C motif chemokine ligand 12
CYLD cylindromatosis
DeltaSUVmean change in mean standardised uptake value
DHCR7 7-dehydrocholesterol reductase
DLGAP5 discs large-associated protein 5
DNA deoxyribonucleic acid
DNMT1 DNA methyltransferase 1
E2F E2F transcription factor family
ENO1 enolase 1
EP300 E1A-binding protein p300
ER endoplasmic reticulum
FAK focal adhesion kinase
FAPI fibroblast-activation-protein inhibitor
FASN fatty acid synthase
FBXW7 F-box and WD repeat domain-containing 7
FGFR3 fibroblast growth factor receptor 3
FOXP3 forkhead box P3
G3BP1 Ras GTPase-activating protein-binding protein 1
GABPA GA-binding protein transcription factor subunit alpha
GADD45B growth arrest and DNA damage-inducible beta
GC–MS gas chromatography–mass spectrometry
GCN2 general control non-derepressible 2
GLOBOCAN Global Cancer Observatory
GLS glutaminase
GLS1 glutaminase 1
GLUD glutamate dehydrogenase
GLUT1 glucose transporter 1
GPT2 glutamic-pyruvic transaminase 2
GPX4 glutathione peroxidase 4
GSDMD gasdermin D
GSH glutathione
GSK3β glycogen synthase kinase 3 beta
H3K18la histone H3 lysine 18 lactylation
H3K27me3 histone H3 lysine 27 trimethylation
H3K9la histone H3 lysine 9 lactylation
H4K5la histone H4 lysine 5 lactylation
HIF-1α hypoxia-inducible factor 1 alpha
HILIC hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography
HK1 hexokinase 1
HK2 hexokinase 2
hnRNP I/L heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoproteins I/L
HR hazard ratio
HRMS high-resolution mass spectrometry
HSF1 heat shock factor 1
HSL hormone-sensitive lipase
HSP90β heat shock protein 90 beta family member 1
ICI immune-checkpoint inhibitor
IDH isocitrate dehydrogenase
IDO1 indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase 1
IFN-γ interferon gamma
IGF2BP insulin-like growth factor 2 mRNA-binding protein
IL interleukin
IRF3 interferon regulatory factor 3
JAK2 Janus kinase 2
JmjC Jumonji C domain
JMJD1A Jumonji domain-containing 1A
KDM6A lysine demethylase 6A
KDM6B lysine demethylase 6B
LAG-3 lymphocyte-activation gene 3
LC–MS/MS liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry
LC3 microtubule-associated protein 1 light chain 3
LCN2 lipocalin 2
LDH lactate dehydrogenase
LDHA lactate dehydrogenase A
LDI-MS laser desorption/ionisation mass spectrometry
LDL low-density lipoprotein
LIPT1 lipoyltransferase 1
LKB1 liver kinase B1
lncRNA long non-coding RNA
LRP5/6 low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 5/6
LRP8 low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 8
m5C 5-methylcytosine
m6A N6-methyladenosine
MAPK mitogen-activated protein kinase
MAVS mitochondrial antiviral-signalling protein
MAX MYC-associated factor X
MCT1 monocarboxylate transporter 1
MCT4 monocarboxylate transporter 4
MGAT4A mannosyl-glycoprotein N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase 4A
MHC-I major histocompatibility complex class I
MIBC muscle-invasive bladder cancer
miR-30e microRNA-30e
MLL3/4 mixed-lineage leukaemia proteins 3 and 4
mRNA messenger RNA
MTCO1 mitochondrially encoded cytochrome c oxidase I
mTOR mammalian/mechanistic target of rapamycin
mTORC1 mechanistic target of rapamycin complex 1
MYC MYC proto-oncogene, basic helix-loop-helix transcription factor
NAD+ oxidised nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide
NADPH nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate
NDUFB8 NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase subunit B8
NF-κB nuclear factor kappa B
NFAT1 nuclear factor of activated T cells 1
NK natural killer
NLRP1 NLR family pyrin domain-containing 1
NMIBC non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer
NMR nuclear magnetic resonance
NOP2 nucleolar protein 2
ox-LDL oxidised low-density lipoprotein
OXPHOS oxidative phosphorylation
P4HA2 prolyl 4-hydroxylase subunit alpha 2
P5C pyrroline-5-carboxylate
PD-1 programmed cell death protein 1
PD-L1 programmed death-ligand 1
PDH pyruvate dehydrogenase
PDK pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase
PDX patient-derived xenograft
PET/CT positron-emission tomography/computed tomography
PET/MRI positron-emission tomography/magnetic-resonance imaging
PFK phosphofructokinase
PFK1 phosphofructokinase 1
PGK1 phosphoglycerate kinase 1
PGM phosphoglucomutase
PGM3 phosphoglucomutase 3
PHD2 prolyl hydroxylase domain-containing protein 2
PHGDH phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase
PI3K phosphoinositide 3-kinase
PIK3CA phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase catalytic subunit alpha
PKA protein kinase A
PKM2 pyruvate kinase M2
PPARα peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha
PPARγ peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma
PPP pentose phosphate pathway
PRKN parkin RBR E3 ubiquitin protein ligase
PSMD11 proteasome 26S subunit, non-ATPase 11
PTEN phosphatase and tensin homologue
PTHrP parathyroid hormone-related protein
PYCR1 pyrroline-5-carboxylate reductase 1
RB1 RB transcriptional corepressor 1
RCC renal cell carcinoma
RIG-I retinoic acid-inducible gene I
RNA ribonucleic acid
RNA-seq RNA sequencing
ROC receiver operating characteristic
ROS reactive oxygen species
RUNX2 runt-related transcription factor 2
S6K1 ribosomal protein S6 kinase beta-1
SAM S-adenosylmethionine
SCD1 stearoyl-CoA desaturase 1
SCO2 synthesis of cytochrome c oxidase 2
SENP3 SUMO-specific peptidase 3
SLC solute carrier
SLC16A1-AS1 SLC16A1 antisense RNA 1
SOAT1 sterol O-acyltransferase 1
SRC SRC proto-oncogene, non-receptor tyrosine kinase
SRC-3 steroid receptor coactivator 3
SREBP1 sterol regulatory element-binding protein 1
SRSF1 serine and arginine rich splicing factor 1
STAT3 signal transducer and activator of transcription 3
STING stimulator of interferon genes
TACO1 translational activator of cytochrome c oxidase I
TAM tumour-associated macrophage
TCA tricarboxylic acid
TCF/LEF T-cell factor/lymphoid enhancer-binding factor
TDO tryptophan 2,3-dioxygenase
TET ten-eleven translocation dioxygenase
TGF-β transforming growth factor beta
TIGAR TP53-induced glycolysis and apoptosis regulator
TIM-3 T-cell immunoglobulin and mucin domain-containing protein 3
TME tumour microenvironment
TP53 tumour protein p53
Treg regulatory T cell
TRIM28 tripartite motif-containing 28
UCA1 urothelial cancer associated 1
UHPLC–UHRMS ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography–ultra-high-resolution mass spectrometry
UPLC–MS ultra-performance liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry
USP43 ubiquitin-specific peptidase 43
VDAC1 voltage-dependent anion channel 1
XBP1 X-box-binding protein 1
YAP Yes-associated protein
YBX1 Y-box binding protein 1
YME1L1 YME1-like 1 ATPase
YTHDC1 YTH domain-containing protein 1
YTHDF2 YTH N6-methyladenosine RNA binding protein 2
YTHDF3 YTH N6-methyladenosine RNA binding protein 3
YY1 Yin Yang 1