α-SMA	α-smooth muscle actin
ABCA12	3 ATP Binding Cassette Subfamily A Member 12-3
Akt	protein kinase B
AP-1	activator protein 1
APE1	apurinic/apyrimidinic endonuclease 1
ARF6	ADP-ribosylation factor 6
ATF3	activating transcription factor 3
AURKA	Aurora A kinase
BE	Barrett’s esophagus
CAF	cancer-associated fibroblasts
COX-2	cyclooxygenase-2
CXCR4	C-X-C motif chemokine receptor 4
DIRAS1	Distinct Subgroup of The Ras Family Member 1
DDR	discoidin domain receptor
EAC	esophageal adenocarcinoma
EC	esophageal cancer
ECM	extracellular matrix
EGF	epidermal growth factor
EGFR	epidermal growth factor receptor
EMT	epithelial mesenchymal transition
Erk	extracellular-signal regulated kinase
ESCC	esophageal squamous cell carcinoma
FAK	focal adhesion kinase
FAP-α	fibroblast activation protein α
GERD	gastroesophageal reflux disease
HA	hyaluronic acid
HIF-1α	hypoxia-inducible factor 1-α
hTERT	human telomerase reverse transcriptase
IL-17	interleukin 17
JNK	c-Jun N-terminal kinase
Lam5 (γ2)	chain γ2 of laminin-5
LGALS3BP	galectin-3 binding protein
lncRNA	long noncoding RNA
LOX	lysyl oxidase
LPS	lipopolysaccharide
MAPK	mitogen-activated protein kinase
miRNA	microRNA
MMP	matrix metalloproteinase
MT1-MMP	membrane-type 1 matrix metalloproteinase
NF-ĸB	nuclear factor kappa B
OPN	osteopontin
P38	p38 mitogen-activated protein kinases
pErk	phosphorylated extracellular signal-regulated kinases
PI3K	phosphoinositide 3-kinase
PTK7	protein tyrosine kinase 7
ROS	reactive oxygen species
SOX	sex-determining region Y-box-box transcription factor
SPRY4-IT1	sprouty RTK signaling antagonist 4—Intronic Transcript 1
STAT3	signal transducer and activator of transcription 3
TAF	tumor associated fibroblasts
TLR4	toll-like receptor 4
VEGF	vascular endothelial growth factor