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. 2020 May 9;21(9):3352. doi: 10.3390/ijms21093352
ADCC antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity
APC Antigen-presenting cell
APM Antigen-processing machinery
BCL B cell lymphoma
BMDC Bone marrow-derived cell
CAF Cancer-associated fibroblast
CCL Chemokine (C-C motif) ligand
CSF1 Colony-stimulating factor 1
CXCL Chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand
CXCR Chemokine (C-X-C motif) receptor
CRC Colorectal cancer
CSC Cancer stem cell
CTL Cytotoxic T cell
DC Dendritic cells
EGF Epidermal growth factor
EMT Epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition
GM-CSF Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor
G-MDSC Granulocytic myeloid-derived suppressor cell
HCC Hepatocellular carcinoma
HLA Human leukocyte antigen
HNSCC Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma
IFNγ Interferon gamma
IL Interleukin
iNOS induced Nitric Oxide synthase
MDSC Myeloid-derived suppressor cell
M-MDSC Monocytic myeloid-derived suppressor cell
MHC Major histocompatibility complex
NET Neutrophil extracellular trap
NK Natural Killer cells
NKG2D/A Natural killer group 2 member D/A
NKT Natural killer T cell
NO Nitric oxide
NSCLC Non-small cell lung cancer
PBMC peripheral blood mononuclear cell
PC Pancreatic cancer
PDAC Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
PGE2 Prostaglandin E2
SIRP Signal regulatory protein
SPARC Secreted protein acidic and rich in cysteine
STAT3 Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3
TAA Tumor-associated antigen
TAM Tumor-associated macrophages
TAN Tumor-associated neutrophils
TGF Transforming growth factor
Th T helper cell
Treg Regulatory T cell
TME Tumor microenvironment
TNFα Tumor necrosis factor alpha
TRAIL TNF-related apoptosis-inducing ligand
VEGF Vascular endothelial growth factor
XCL1 X-C Motif Chemokine Ligand 1