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. 2018 Feb 19;19(2):611. doi: 10.3390/ijms19020611
ERβ Estrogen receptor β
ERα Estrogen receptor α
ERE Estrogen response element
E2 17β-Estradiol
DC Dendritic cell
Treg Regulatory T cell
SERM Selective estrogen receptor modulator
SERD Selective estrogen receptor degrader
IHC Immunohistochemistry
IF Immunofluorescence
Th2 T helper 2
Th1 T helper 1
IL-4 Interleukin-4
IFNγ Interferon Gamma
IL-6 Interleukin-6
TNFα Tumor necrosis factor alpha
TME Tumor microenvironment
EGF Epidermal growth factor
IGF Insulin growth factor
FGF Fibroblast growth factor
OS Overall survival
NSCLC Non-small cell lung cancer
CAF Cancer associated fibroblast
TAM Tumor associated macrophage
MDSC Myeloid derived suppressor cell
MPP Methylpiperidino pyrazole
NK Natural killer
LRH-1 Liver receptor homolog-1
PCR Polymerase chain reaction
PI3K Phosphatidylinositide 3-kinase
MAPK Mitogen-activated protein kinase
CCL5 C–C motif chemokine ligand 5
IL-12 Interleukin-12
VEGF Vascular endothelial growth factor
HGSOC High grade serous ovarian cancer
IL-17A Interleukin-17A
STAT3 Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3
TIL Tumor infiltrating lymphocyte
AI Aromatase inhibitor
CTL Cytotoxic T lymphocyte
PI-9 Proteinase inhibitor-9
PD-1 Programmed death-1
PD-L1 PD-1 ligand
COX-2 Cyclooxygenase-2
PGE2 Prostaglandin E2
NSAID Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug
AP-1 Activator protein-1
CTLA4 Cytotoxic T-lymphocyte–associated antigen 4