RGD	Arg-Gly-Asp
BM	Basement membrane
BMP	Bone morphogenetic protein
CAM	Cell adhesion molecule
CD	Crohn’s disease
COPD	Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
DC	Dendritic cells
ECM	Extracellular matrix
ERK	Extracellular signal regulated kinase
FA	Focal adhesion
TGF-β	Transforming growth factors-β
MAP	Mitogen-activated protein kinases
PI3K	Phosphoinositide kinase
GTP	Guanosine-5′-triphosphate
EGF-R	Epidermal growth factor receptor
VEGF	Vascular endothelial growth factor
PDGF-R	Platelet-derived growth factor
FAK	Focal adhesion kinase
CAS	Crk-associated substrate
LAP	Latency-associated peptide
MMP	Matrix metalloproteases
uPA	Urokinase-type plasminogen activator
HREs	Hypoxia response elements
HAX-1	Hematopoietic lineage cell-specific protein-1 (HS1) associated protein
HIF	Hypoxia-inducible factor
OSCC	Oral squamous cell carcinoma
BCC	Basal cell carcinomas
Shh	Sonic hedgehog
SPECT	Single-photon emission computed tomography
tTregs	T regulatory cells
SLC	Small latent complex
LLC	Large latent complex
LTBP	Latent TGF- β binding proteins
FMDV	Foot-and-mouth disease virus
HNSCC	Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma
NSCLC	Non-small-cell lung carcinoma
PDAC	Pancreatic carcinoma
SPECT	Single photon emission computed tomography
PET	Positron emission tomography