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. 2017 Sep 20;18(9):2016. doi: 10.3390/ijms18092016
AMBRA1 Autophagy and beclin 1 regulator 1
AMPK AMP-activated protein kinase
APC Antigen-presenting cell
ATG Autophagy-related genes
Bcl-2 B-cell lymphoma 2
BINP3 BCL2 Interacting Protein 3
CAFs Cancer-associated fibroblasts
Cav-1 Caveolin-1
CCL 2 Chemokine (C–C motif) ligand 2
CD Cluster of differentiation
CQ Chloroquine
DC Dendritic cells
ECM Extracellular matrix
FGF Fibroblast growth factor
FIP200 FAK-family interacting protein of 200 kDa
GM-CSF Granulocyte macrophage colony-stimulating factor
HCQ Hydroxychloroquine
HIFs Hypoxia-inducible factors
HMGB1 High mobility group box 1
HSCs hematopoietic stem cells
IFN Interferon
IL Interleukin
PI3K Phosphoinositide 3-kinase
JNK c-Jun N-terminal kinases
LAMP Lysosomal-associated membrane protein
LC3 Light chain 3
MAPK Mitogen-activated protein kinase
MEC Mammary epithelial cell
MIP Macrophage inflammatory protein
MMP Matrix metalloproteinase
MSCs Mesenchymal stem cells
mTOR Mammalian target of rapamycin complex
mTORC1 Mammalian target of rapamycin complex 1
NF-κB Nuclear factor kappa B
PARP Poly-ADP-ribose polymerase
PDGF Platelet-derived growth factor
PE Phosphatidylethanolamine
RAGE Receptor for advanced glycation end product
RANTES Regulated on Activation, Normal T Cell Expressed and Secreted
ROS Reactive oxygen species
SNAP29 Synaptosome Associated Protein 29
TAMs Tumor-associated macrophages
TGFβ Transforming growth factor beta
TNF-α Tumor necrosis factor-α
ULK1 Unc51-like kinase 1
VAMP8 Vesicle associated membrane protein 8
VEGF Vascular endothelial growth factor