ALT	alanine aminotransferase
Arg1	arginase
B7-H3	CD276, an immune checkpoint molecule
BDNF	brain-derived neurotrophic factor
Bmi-1	Polycomb Group RING finger protein 4 (PCGF4)
CCL18	CC-chemokine ligand 18
CTLA-4	cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated protein 4
EMT	epithelial to mesenchymal transition
FAK	focal adhesion kinase
FoxP3	forkhead box P3
HCC	hepatocellular carcinoma
HIF	hypoxia-inducible factor
IFN	interferon
IL	interleukin
KLF	Krüppel-like factors
MHC	major histocompatibility complex
miRNA	microRNA
MITA1	metabolism-induced tumor activator 1
MRX34	miR-34a microRNA mimics
MTD	maximum tolerated dose
Nanog	stem cell homeobox transcription factor
NF-κB	nuclear transcription factor-kappa B
NK	natural killer
NKG2D	NK group 2, member D
NRF2	nuclear factor erythroid-2-related factor 2
OSCC	oral squamous cell carcinoma
PD-1	programmed cell death protein 1
PD-L1	programmed cell death ligand 1
PGCCs	polyploid giant cancer cells
PSA	prostate specific antigen
Ras	G-protein Ras (rat sarcoma)
Slug	snail family zinc finger 2
Smad	The name is a combination of Drosophila melanogaster, MAD (mothers against decapentaplegic) and “small body size”
STAT	signal transducer and activator of transcription
STC1	stanniocalcin-1
TEC	tubular epithelial cells
TFs	transcription factors
TG2	tissue transglutaminase 2
TGF-β1	transforming growth factor-beta 1
TIM-3	T-cell immunoglobulin and mucin-domain containing-3
TNF	tumor necrosis factor
VEGF	vascular endothelial growth factor
ZEB	zinc finger E-box-binding homeobox 1