AKT	protein kinase B
asd	aspartate-semialdehyde dehydrogenase gene
B-NHL	B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma
CHOP	cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, and prednisone
Cx43	connexin-43
ECM	extracellular matrix
EMT	epithelium to mesenchymal transition
GJIC	gap junction intercellular communication
HIF-1	hypoxia inducible factor-1
HK	heat killed
IDO	indoleamine 2, 3-dioxygenase 1
IFN-γ	interferon-γ
IL	interleukins
iNOS	inducible nitric oxide synthase
LPS	lipopolysaccharide
MMP	matrix metalloproteinase
mTOR	mammalian target of rapamycin
OmpA	outer membrane protein A
p70S6K	ribosomal protein S6 kinase beta-1
P-gp	P glycoprotein
PAH	poly(allylamine hydrochloride)
pDA	polydopamine
PMN	polymorphonuclear neutrophils
RGD	arginine-glycine-aspartate
shRNA	short hairpin ribonucleic acid
TGF-β	transforming growth factor-β
TLR	toll like receptor
TNF-α	tumor necrosis factor-α
TRAIL	tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand
TSP-1	thrombospondin-1
VEGF	vascular endothelial growth factor.