AKT	protein kinase B
APC	APC regulator of Wnt signaling pathway
ATM	adjacent tissue myofibroblast
BCSC	breast cancer stem cell
BE	Barrett’s esophagus
BPH	benign prostatic hyperplasia
CA125	cancer antigen 125
CA 15-3	cancer antigen 15-3
CAM	cancer associated myofibroblast
CCRL2	C-C Chemokine Receptor-Like 2
CEA	carcinoembryonic antigen
chemerin1	chemerin receptor 1
chemerin2	chemerin receptor 2
CK-1	casein kinase 1
CMKLR1	Chemokine-Like Receptor 1
CRP	C-reactive peptide
CYFRA 21-1	cytokeratin 19 fragment 21-1
ECM	extracellular matrix
EMT	epithelial-to-mesenchymal transformation
ERK	extracellular-related kinase
GBM	malignant glioblastoma
GEPIA	Gene Expression Profiling Interactive Analysis
GM-CSF	granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor
GPR1	G Protein-coupled Receptor 1
GSK3β	glycogen synthase kinase 3β
GTEx	Genotype-Tissue Expression
HCC	hepatocellular carcinoma
HCS	high chemerin-secreting
hGC	human granulosa cells
IFN-I	type 1 interferon
IFNγ	interferon gamma
IFNγT	interferon γ-secreting T cells
IL-6	interleukin-6
IL-8	interleukin-8
JNK	c-jUN N-terminal kinase
KGN	human ovarian granulosa-like tumor
LCS	low chemerin-secreting
MAPK	mitogen-activated protein kinase
MD	moderately differentiated prostate cancer (Gleason 7)
mDC	myeloid dendritic cell
MDSC	myeloid-derived suppressor cells
MIF	macrophage inhibitory factor
MIP3α	macrophage inflammatory protein-3 alpha
MMP	matrix metalloproteinase
MSC	mesenchymal stromal cell
NASH	non-alcoholic steatohepatitis
NASH-HCC	non-alcoholic steatohepatitis with dimethylnitrosamine-induced hepatocarcinoma
NC CNS	non-cancer CNS disease
NF-κB	nuclear factor kappa B
NK	natural killer
NSCLC	non-small cell lung cancer
NTM	normal tissue myofibroblast
ODC	oligodendrocytoma
OPL	oral pre-malignant lesion
OSC	oesophageal squamous cancer
OSCC	oral squamous cell carcinoma
pRCC	papillary renal cell carcinoma
PD	poorly differentiated prostate cancer (Gleason ≥8)
pDC	plasmacytoid dendritic cell
PI3K	phosphoinositide 3-kinase
PKC	protein kinase C
PTEN	phosphatase and tensin homolog
PVTT-1	portal vein tumor thrombus cells
PVTT-1-Che	chemerin-overexpressing portal vein tumor thrombus cells
SCCOT	squamous cell carcinoma of the oral tongue
TAM	tumor associated macrophage
TCGA	The Cancer Genome Atlas
TIMP-1	tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase 1
TIMP-2	tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase 2
TME	tumor microenvironment
TNM	tumor-node-metastasis
TPM	transcripts per kilobase million
Treg	regulatory T cell
VEGF	vascular endothelial growth factor
WD	well differentiated prostate cancer (Gleason score ≤ 6)