| ADM | acinar-to-ductal metaplasia |
| AR | androgen receptor |
| CSF-1 | colony-stimulating factor 1 |
| FPR2 | formyl peptide receptor 2 |
| GDNF | glial cell-derived neurotrophic factor |
| GPR18 | G protein-coupled receptor 18 |
| ECM | extracellular matrix |
| EGF | epithelial growth factor |
| EMR1 | EGF-like module-containing mucin-like hormone receptor-like 1 |
| EMT | epithelial–mesenchymal transition |
| ERK | extracellular signal-regulated kinase |
| GSK3β | glycogen synthase kinase 3β |
| HCC | hepatocellular carcinoma |
| ICAM-1 | intracellular adhesion molecule 1 |
| IFN-gamma | interferon gamma |
| IL-1 ra | interleukin 1 antagonist |
| IL-6 | interleukin 6 |
| JAK | Janus kinase |
| LIMT | IncRNA inhibiting metastasis |
| LPS | lipopolysaccharide |
| MCP-1 | monocyte chemoattractant protein 1 |
| MHC | major histocompatibility complex |
| MMP | matrix metalloprotease |
| NF-κB | nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer if activated B cells |
| NK | natural killer |
| PanIN | pancreatic intraepithelial neoplasia |
| PDAC | pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma |
| PI3K | phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase |
| PIPNM3 | phosphatidylinositol transfer protein membrane-associated 3 |
| PLGF | placental growth factor |
| PTEN | phosphatase and tensin homolog |
| RANTES | regulated on activation, normal T cell expressed and secreted |
| STAT3 | signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 |
| TAM | tumor-associated macrophage |
| Treg | regulatory T |
| TGF-β | transforming growth factor β |
| TLR | toll-like receptor |
| TNF | tumor necrosis factor |
| VCAM-1 | vascular cell adhesion protein 1 |
| VEGF | vascular endothelial growth factor |
| VEGFR | vascular endothelial growth factor receptor |
| ZEB1 | zinc finger E-box-binding homeobox 1 |