CAFs	cancer-associated fibroblasts
DCs	dendritic cells
DEN	N-nitrosodiethylamine
ECM	extracellular matrix
EGF	epidermal growth factor
ELF	embryonic liver fodrin
EMT	epithelial-mesenchymal transition
FAK	focal adhesion kinase
FGF	fibroblast growth factor
HCC	hepatocellular carcinoma
HGF	hepatocyte growth factor
HSC	hepatic stellate cells
IFN-γ	interferon-gamma
IFN	interferons
IL	interleukins
miRNAs	microRNAs
NK	natural killer cells
NKT	natural killer T cells
NOG mice	NOD/Shi-Scid/IL-2Rγ null
PDGF	platelet-derived growth factor
PD-L1/ 2	programmed death ligand-1 and 2
SDF	stromal-derived factor
TAM	tumor-associated macrophages
TGF	transforming growth factor
TGFβR1	Type I dimeric receptor
TGFβR2	Type II serine/threonine kinase dimeric receptor
TNF-α	tumor necrosis factor-α
Treg	regulatory T
VEGF	vascular endothelial growth factor
α-SMA	α smooth muscle actin
DMSO	dimethylsulfoxide
PEG	polyethylene glycol
EtOH	ethanol