AngII	angiotensin II
ARB	angiotensin II type I receptor blocker
AT1R	angII type I receptor
α-SMA	α-smooth muscle actin
BRD4	Bromodomain-containing protein 4
CAFs	carcinoma-associated fibroblasts
CAV1	caveolin 1
c-Abl	c-Abl protein kinase
CSF1	colony-stimulating factor 1
DM	diabetes mellitus
ECM	extracellular matrix
EGF	epithelial growth factor
EGFR	epidermal growth factor receptor
EMT	epithelial-mesenchymal transition
EndoMT	endothelial-mesenchymal transition
EPCs	endothelial precursor cells
ERK	extracellular signal-regulated kinase
FAK	focal adhesion kinase
FGF	fibroblast growth factor
FGFRs	fibroblast growth factor receptors
GSK-3β	glycogen synthase kinase-3β
HA	hyaluronic acid
HCC	hepatocellular carcinoma
HGF	hepatocyte growth factor
Hh	Hedgehog
HIC1	hypermethylated in cancer 1
HIF-1α	hypoxia-induced factor-1α
HSCs	hepatic stellate cells
IFP	interstitial fluid pressures
IGF1R	insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor
IGF2	insulin-like growth factor 2
IL	interleukin
IPF	idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
IR	insulin receptor
JAK1	Janus kinase 1
LIF	leukemia inhibitory factor
LOX	lysyl oxidase
MAPK	mitogen-activate protein kinase
MCT	monocarboxylate transporter
MLC	myosin light chain
MMP	matrix metalloproteinase
MSCs	mesenchymal stem cells
mTOR	mammalian target of rapamycin
NASH	non-alcoholic steatohepatitis
NSCLC	non-small cell lung cancer
PAI-1	plasminogen activator inhibitor-1
PDAC	pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
PDGF	platelet-derived growth factor
PDGFR	platelet-derived growth factor receptor
PGE2	prostaglandin E2
PI3K	phosphatidylinositol-3 kinase
PIP3	phosphatidylinositol-3,4,5-triphosphate
PKC-δ	protein kinase C δ
KPC	Pdx1-Cre KrasG12D/+ Trp53R172H/+
PMN-MDSCs	polymorpho-nuclear myeloid-derived suppressor cells
PTEN	phosphatase and tensin homologue deleted on chromosome 10
ROCK	Rho-associated protein kinase
ROS	reactive oxygen species
SASP	senescence-associated secretory phenotype
SHP-1	src homology region 2 domain-containing phosphatase-1
SDF-1	stromal cell-derived factor-1
SMO	Smoothened
SPARC	secreted protein acidic and rich in cysteine
STAT3	signal transducer and activator of transcription 3
STC1	stanniocalcin 1
TAMs	tumor-associated macrophages
TCA	tricarboxylic acid
TGF-β	transforming growth factor-β
TKI	tyrosine kinase inhibitor
TNBC	triple-negative breast carcinoma
TIC	tumor-initiating cells
uPA	urokinase-type plasminogen activator
VDR	vitamin D receptor
VEGF	vascular endothelial growth factor
WNT16B	Wnt family member wingless-type MMTV integration site family member 16B
YAP	yes-associated protein