αSMA	α-smooth muscle actin
Akt	protein kinase B
ALIPs	abnormal localization of immature precursors
AML	acute myeloid leukemia
APC	antigen-presenting cells
APCregs	regulatory antigen-presenting cells
BFU-E	blast forming unit-erythroid
BM	bone marrow
Bmp4	bone morphogenic protein
CAFs	cancer-associated fibroblasts
CAR	CXCL12-abundant reticular
CCL	chemokine (c-c motif) ligand
CECs	circulating ECs
CFU-F	fibroblast colony-forming unit
cPEC	circulating progenitors of ECs
CXCL12	chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand 12
CXCR4	chemokine (C-X-C motif) receptor 4
DC	dendritic cell
EC	endothelial cell
EMT	epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition
EndoMT	endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition
G-CSF	granulocyte colony-stimulating factor
HGF	hepatocyte growth factor
HLA	human leukocyte antigen
HLA-DR	human leukocyte antigen-D-related
HSC	hematopoietic stem cell
HSPC	hematopoietic stem/progenitor cell
IDO	indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase
IFN	interferon
IL	interleukin
IL1RA	interleukin 1 receptor antagonist
ISCT	International Society for Cellular Therapy
LFA-1	lymphocyte function-associated antigen-1
LPM	lateral plate mesoderm
LSC	leukemic stem cell
MCP1	monocyte chemotactic protein 1
M-CSF	macrophage colony-stimulating factor
MDS	myelodysplastic syndromes
MDSC	myeloid-derived suppressor cells
MSC	mesenchymal stem cell
MSPC	mesenchymal stem and progenitor cells
NCSC	neural crest-derived stem cell
NKC	natural killer cell
NKT	natural killer T-cell
NSC	neoplastic stem cell
OPN	osteopontin
PDGFRα	platelet-derived growth factor-α
PD-L1	programmed death ligand 1
PGE2	prostaglandin E2
PI3K	phosphoinositide 3-kinase
PTH	parathyroid hormone
PTH-R	parathyroid hormone receptor
PTN	pleotrophin
SC	stem cells
SCF	stem-cell factor
SDF1	stromal cell-derived factor-1
SNO	spindle-shaped N-cadherin+ osteoblastic
SSEA-4	stage-specific embryonic antigen-4
TGFβ	tumor growth factor β
TH	T-helper
TLR	toll-like receptor
TNFα	tumor necrosis factor α
Tregs	regulatory T-cells
VEGF	vascular endothelial growth factor
VLA-4	very late antigen-4
Wnt	wingless-Int
Φ	macrophage