| 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 |