Table 1.
Abbreviations Used in Text
| Abbreviation | Explanation |
|---|---|
| AMPK | AMP-activated protein kinase |
| Ang-2 | Angiopoietin-2 |
| APC | Antigen-presenting cell |
| ASC | Adipose stromal cell, Adipose-derived stem cell |
| ASCO | American Society of Clinical Oncology |
| α-SMA | Alpha smooth muscle actin |
| ATGL | Adipocyte triglyceride lipase |
| ATM | Adipose tissue macrophages |
| BAI | Body Adiposity Index |
| BMI | Body mass index |
| CAA | Cancer-associated adipocytes |
| CAFs | Cancer-associated fibroblasts |
| CCK | Cholecystokinin |
| CLS | Crown like structure |
| COX-2 | Cyclooxygenase-2 |
| CPT1 | Carnitine palmitoyltransferase 1 |
| DAMPs | Damage-associated molecular patterns |
| DCIS | Ductal carcinoma in situ |
| ECM | Extracellular matrix |
| EMT | Epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition |
| FACS | Fluorescence activated cell sorting |
| FGF-2 | Fibroblast growth factor 2 |
| GEMM | Genetically engineered mouse model |
| HGF | Hepatocyte growth factor |
| HIF-1, HIF-1α | Hypoxia-inducible factor, 1α subunit |
| IDC | Invasive ductal carcinoma |
| IGF-1 | Insulin-like growth factor-1 |
| IL-6 | Interleukin-6 |
| ILCs | Innate lymphoid cells |
| ILC2s | Innate lymphoid type 2 cells |
| LVD | Lymphatic vessel density |
| M1, M2 | Macrophage phenotypes |
| MCP-1/CCL2 | Monocyte-chemoattractant protein, also called CC chemokine ligand 2 |
| MMP | Matrix metalloprotease |
| MMTV-PyMT | Mouse mammary tumor virus, Polyoma middle T antigen |
| N1, N2 | Subtypes of tumor-associated neutrophils (see TAN) |
| NF-κB | Nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells |
| NHANES | United States National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey |
| NK | cells Natural killer cells |
| PAI-1 | Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 |
| PD-1 | Programmed Death-1 |
| PDGF | Platelet-derived growth factor |
| PD-L1 | Programmed death-1 ligand |
| PGE2 | Prostaglandin E2 |
| PIN | Prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia |
| PPARγ | Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma |
| TAM | Tumor-associated macrophage |
| TAN | Tumor-associated neutrophil |
| TCR | T cell receptor |
| TDLU | Terminal ductal lobular unit |
| TEB | Terminal end bud |
| TGF-β | Transforming growth factor beta |
| Th1, Th2, | Th17 T helper cell subtypes |
| TNBC | Triple negative breast cancer |
| TNFα | Tumor necrosis factor alpha |
| Tregs | Regulatory T cells |
| VEGF | Vascular endothelial growth factor |