AKT	Protein Kinase B
BMDCs	Bone marrow-derived cells
BPH	Benign prostatic hyperplasia
BRAFi	BRAF inhibitors
ccRCC	Clear-cell renal cell carcinoma
CNS	Central nervous system
COX	Cyclooxygenase
CRMP4	Collapsin response mediator protein family 4
CSE	Cystathionine-γ-lyase
DCs	Dendritic cells
ECM	Extracellular matrix
EMT	Epithelial/mesenchimal transition
ERK	Extracellular signal-regulated kinase
FAK	Focal adhesion kinase
FGF	Fibroblast growth factor
GAMs	Glioblastoma-associated microglia/macrophages
GIV	Gα–Interacting Vesicle-associated protein
H2S	Hydrogen sulfide
HGPIN	High-grade prostate intraepithelial neoplasia
HIF	Hypoxia-inducible factor
HUVECs	Human umbilical vein endothelial cells
Ig	Immunoglobulin
IL	Interleukin
mAb	Monoclonal antibody
MAMs	Metastasis associated macrophages
MAPK	Mitogen-activated protein kinases
MCT	Monocarboxylate transporters
miRNA	MicroRNA
MMP	Matrix metalloproteinase
NFkB	Nuclear factor -kB
NK	Natural killer
NRP	Neuropilin
NSCLS	Non small-cell lung cancer
ORR	Overall response rate
OS	Overall survival
OSCC	Oral squamous cell carcinomas
PDGF	Platelet derived growth factor
PFS	Progression-free survival
PI3K	Phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase
PKC	Protein kinase C
PlGF	Placenta growth factor
RANK	Receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa-Β
RANKL	Receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa-Β ligand
RCC	Renal cell carcinoma
RTKs	Receptor tyrosine kinases
SCLS	Small-cell lung cancer
SHH	Sonic Hedgehog Homolog
shRNA	Short hairpin RNA
STAT3	Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3
sVEGFR	Soluble vascular endothelial growth factor receptor
TAMs	Tumor associated macrophages
TCGA	The Cancer Genome Atlas
TK	Tyrosine kinase
Tregs	Regulatory T cells
VEGF	Vascular endothelial growth factor
VEGFR	Vascular endothelial growth factor receptor
VHL	von Hippel–Lindau