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. 2020 Apr 6;21(7):2544. doi: 10.3390/ijms21072544
AQP3 Aquaporin 3
α-SMA α -Smooth Muscle Actin
bFGF Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor
BMFs Bone-Marrow-Derived Myofibroblasts
CAFs Cancer-Associated Fibroblasts
CagA Cytotoxin-Associated Gene A
CAMs Cancer-Associated Macrophages
COX-2 Cyclooxygenase-2
CSCs Cancer Stem Cells
DAMPs Damage-Associated Molecular Patterns
DCs Dendritic Cells
DOK1 Docking Protein-1
EBV Epstein-Barr-Virus
ECs Epithelial Cells
EGFL7 Epidermal growth factor-like domain-containing protein 7
EMT Epithelial-To-Mesenchymal Transition
EphA2 Erythropoietin-Producing Hepatocellular Protein A2
FAP Fibroblast Activation Protein
FOXQ1 Forkhead Box Q1
FSP-1 Fibroblast Specific Protein-1
GC Gastric Cancer
H. pylori Helicobacter Pylori
HGF Hepatocyte Growth Factor
HIF-1α Hypoxia-Inducible Factor-1 Alpha
LOX Lysyl Oxidase
MET Mesenchymal-Epithelial Transition
MIF Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor
MMP-9 Matrix Metallopeptidase 9
MSCs Mesenchymal Stem Cells
MSI Microsatellite Instable
NFs Normal Fibroblasts
NK cells Natural Killer Cells
NSAIDs Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs
NSCLC Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
OipA Outer Inflammatory Protein A
PAMPs Pathogen-Associated Molecular Patterns
PDGFRβ Platelet-Derived Growth Factor Receptor-Β
PPIs Proton-Pump Inhibitors
SCAI Suppressor Of Cancer Cell Invasion
SNPs Single-Nucleotide Polymorphisms
SPARC Secreted Protein Acidic And Rich In Cysteine
TA-MSCs Tumor-Associated Mscs
TAMs Tumor-Associated Macrophages
TANs Tumor-Associated Neutrophils
TICs Tumor-Initiating Cells
TIL Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocytes
TK Tyrosine Kinase
TLR Toll-Like Receptor
Treg Regulatory T-Cells
VacA Vacuolating Cytotoxin
VEGF Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor
ZO-1 Zona-Occludens 1