| AQP1 | Aquaporin 1 |
| AQPs | Aquaporins |
| BM-MSCs | Bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells |
| CHIP28 | Channel forming integral membrane protein of 28 kDa |
| CRC | Colorectal cancer |
| EGFR | Epidermal growth factor receptor |
| EMT | Epithelial-mesenchymal transition |
| HIF | Hypoxia-inducible transcription factor |
| HRE | Hypoxia response element |
| HRVEC | Human retinal vascular endothelial cell |
| HUVECs | Human umbilical vein endothelial cells |
| MMTV-PyVT | Mouse mammary tumor virus-driven polyoma virus middle T oncogene |
| MSC | Mesenchymal stem cells |
| NPA | Asparagine-proline-alanine |
| PKA | cAMP-dependent protein kinase |
| PKC | Protein kinase C |
| VEGF | Vascular endothelial growth factor |
| VEGF-A | Vascular endothelial growth factor-A |
| VEGFR2 | Vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2 |