| ASCs | Adipose stem cells |
| obASCs | Obesity-altered ASCs |
| lnASCs | Lean ASCs |
| ER+ | Estrogen Receptor positive |
| BC | Breast cancer |
| WT | Wild Type |
| MUT | Mutant |
| BMI | Body mass index |
| EMT | Epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition |
| CAFs | Cancer-associated fibroblasts |
| BCCs | Breast cancer cells |
| CCM | Complete culture media |
| IACUC | Institutional animal care and use committee |
| PDX | Patient-derived xenografts |
| CTCs | Circulating tumor cells |
| CM | Conditioned media |
| TME | Tumor microenvironment |
| cAMP | Cyclic adenosine monophosphate |
| PKA | Protein Kinase A |
| PTEN | Phosphatase and tensin homolog |
| PI3K | Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase |
| AKT | Protein kinase B |
| uPA | Urokinase plasminogen activator |