α-SMA	α-smooth muscle actin
AMPK	AMP-activated protein kinase
AP-1	Activator protein 1
AREG	amphiregulin
Bcl-2	B-cell lymphoma 2
CAFs	cancer associated fibroblasts
CagA	cytotoxin-associated gene A
cagPAI	cag pathogenicity island
Ccl2	chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 2
Ccl20	chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 20
Ccl7	chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 7
CK7	cytokeratin 7
COX-2	cyclooxygenase-2
CSC	cancer stem-cell
CTGF	connective tissue growth factor
Cxc11	C-X-C motif chemokine 11
Cxcl1	chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand 1
Cxcl10	C-X-C motif chemokine 10
Cxcl12	stromal cell-derived factor 1
Cxcl2	chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand 2
Cxcl5	C-X-C motif chemokine 5
Cxcl9	chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand 9
CYR61	cysteine-rich angiogenic inducer 61
DupA	duodenal ulcer promoting gene A
EGF	epidermal growth protein
EGFR	epidermal growth factor receptor
eIF4A	eukaryotic initiation factor-4A
eIF4G	eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4 G
EMT	epithelial–mesenchymal transition
EphA2	erythropoietin-producing hepatocellular A2 receptor
ERK-1/2	extracellular regulated kinases ½
FAP	fibroblast activation protein
FGF9	fibroblast growth factor 9
FGF	fibroblast growth factor
FSP	fibroblast surface protein
FSP1	fibroblast-specific protein 1
GM-CSF	granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor
GOLPH3	Golgi phosphoprotein 3
GSK-3	glycogen synthase kinase 3
HB-EGF	heparin-binding epidermal growth factor
HGF	hepatocyte growth factor
HIF1α	hypoxia inducible factor 1α
hucMSCs	human umbilical cord MSCs
Il-6	interleukin-6
IL-8	interleukin-8
JNK	c-Jun N-terminal kinase
LAPTM4B	lysosomal-associated protein transmembrane 4β
LATS2	large tumor suppressor 2
MCP-1	monocyte chemoattractant protein 1
miRNA	microRNA
MMP-7	matrix metalloproteinase-7
MNNG	N-nitrosoguanidine
MSCs	mesenchymal stem cells
NANOGP8	Nanog Homebox Retrogene P8
NAP	neutrophil activating protein A
NF-κB	nuclear factor κB
OipA	outer inflammatory protein A
PBP	penicillin–binding protein
PDCD4	programmed cell death protein 4
PDGF-B	platelet-derived growth factor subunit B
PTEN	phosphatase and tensin homolog
SabA	sialic acid-binding adhesin
SDF-1	stromal cell-derived factor 1
SHP-2	protein tyrosine phosphatase 2
SSP-1	osteopontin
T4SS	type 4 secretion system
TGF-α	transforming growth factor-α
TGF-β	transforming growth factor β
Tipα protein	tumor necrosis factor- α-inducing protein
TNF-α	tumor necrosis factor-α
TNC	tenascin-C
TRAIL1R	Trail receptor 1, death receptor 4
VacA	vacuolating cytotoxin
VEGF	vascular endothelial factor
WT	wild-type
YAP	Yes-Associated-Protein
ZEB1	zinc finger E-box binding homeobox 1
ZO-1	zonula occludens-1