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. 2019 May 15;20(10):2401. doi: 10.3390/ijms20102401
EOC Epithelial ovarian cancer
BM-MSCs Bone-Marrow-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells
AOCS Australian Ovarian Cancer Study
TME Tumor Micro-Environment
EMT Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition
ECM Extra-Cellular Matrix
CCL Chemokine, C-C motif, Ligand
Th17 T-helper 17
HPV Human Papilloma Virus
α-SMA Alpha Smooth Muscle Actin
PDGFβR Platelet Derived Growth Factor Beta Receptor
CAFs Cancer-Associated Fibroblasts
FAP Fibroblast Activation Protein
MCAM/CD146 Melanoma Cell Adhesion Molecule/ Cluster of Differentiation 146
CD Cluster of Differentiation
FGF/FGFR Fibroblast Growth Factor/ Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor
VCAN VersiCAN gene
VEGF-A Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor-A
CXCL Chemokine C-X-C motif ligand
PFS Progression Free Survival
OS Overall Survival
LCA Leukocyte Common Antigen
TILs Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocytes
Tregs T-regulatory cells
NK Natural Killer
HSGC High Serous Grade Carcinoma
TRM Tissue Resident Memory
HLA Human Leucocyte Antigens
IL InterLeukin
INF γ INterFeron γ
PD-L1 PD- Ligand 1
CTLA Cytotoxic T-Lymphocyte-Associated Protein 4
MHC Major Histocompatibility Complex
TP53 Tumor Protein 53
APCs Antigen-Presenting-Cells
FOXP3 Fork Head Box 3
TGF-β Tumor Grow Factor β
TAMs Tumor-Associated Macrophages
VEGF Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor
TNF Tumor Necrosis Factor
PLCγ PhosphoLipase Cγ
JAK/ STAT JAnus Kinase/Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription
PI3K PhosphoInositide 3 Kinase
Tim-3 T-cell immunoglobulin and mucin-domain-containing-3
MIC A/B Major histocompatibility complex class I-related chains (MIC) A and B
ULBPs UL-16 binding proteins
NKG2D Natural killer group 2, member D
EC Endometrial Cancer
PTEN Phosphatase and Tensin homolog
CTNNB1 Catenin Beta 1
PIK3CA Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase
MLH1 MutL Homolog 1
POLE DNA POLymerase Epsilon
HNPCC Hereditary Non-Polyposis Colon Cancer
ER α Estrogen Receptor α
ESR1 (gene) EStrogen Receptor 1
E2 17β-estradiol
IGF1 Insulin-like Growth Factor 1
TGF Tumor Growth Factor
MAD2L1 Mitotic Arrest Deficient 2 Like 1
CDKN1A Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor 1A
EH Endometrial Hyperplasia
PR Progesterone Receptor
CCx Cervical cancer
pRB Retinoblastoma protein
MCP1 Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein 1
MIP3A Macrophage Inflammatory Protein-3α
HSIL High-grade Squamous Intraepithelial Lesion
CCR C-C motif Chemokine Receptor
LSIL Low-grade Squamous Intraepithelial Lesion
C/EBPβ CCAAT Enhancer Binding Protein Beta
MMP-9 Matrix-Metalloproteinase
FIGO International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics
THBS Thrombospondins
EGFR Epidermal growth factor receptor
HBEGF Heparin Binding EGF Like Growth Factor
FGF9 Fibroblast Growth Factor 9
PUFAs Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids
Evs Extracellular Vesicles
VEGFR Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor
EGF Endothelial Growth Factor
EGFR Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor
PCX Paclitaxel
TLR Toll-Like Receptor
SIRPα Signal-Regulatory Protein Alpha
CSF-1 Colony-Stimulating Factor 1
CSF1-R Colony-Stimulating Factor 1 Receptor
LVSI LymphoVascular Space Invasion
MET Mesenchymal-epithelial transition