α-SMA	alpha smooth muscle actin
ABCC	ATP-binding cassette subfamily C member
ADP	adenosine diphosphate
AGE	advanced glycation end products
Akt	protein kinase B
ALK	activin like kinase
APA	antiplatelet antibodies
ARNT	Aryl hydrocarbon receptor nuclear translocator or HIF-1β
ATP	adenosine triphosphate
BCL-2	B cell lymphoma-2
BMP	bone morphogenetic protein
BRCA	breast cancer susceptibility gene
CAF	cancer associated fibroblast
CAPD	continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis
CCL5	chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 5
CCN	Cysteine-rich 61, Connective tissue growth factor, Nephroblastoma overexpressed
CD	cluster of differentiation
CDH1	E-cadherin gene
CDK	cyclin dependent kinase
CLEC-2	C-type lectin-like receptor 2
COX	cyclo-oxygenase
CRC	colorectal cancer
CRS	cytoreductive surgery
CSC	cancer stem cell
CTGF	connective tissue growth factor, CCN2
CXCL	C-X-C chemokine ligand
CXCR4	C-X-C chemokine receptor type 4
DAMP	damage-associated molecular pattern
ECM	extracellular matrix
EGFR	epidermal growth factor receptor
EM	endometriosis
EMT	epithelial mesenchymal transition
EPS	encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis
ER-α	estrogen receptor alpha
ERE	estrogen response element
ERK	extracellular signal-regulated kinase
FAK	focal adhesion kinase
FGF	fibroblast growth factor
FSP-1	fibroblast specific protein-1
GDP	glucose degradation products
GITR	glucocorticoid-induced tumor necrosis factor receptor-related
GLUT	membrane glucose transporter
GPR30	G protein coupled estrogen receptor 30 (GPER)
HA	hyaluronan
HER2	human epidermal growth factor
HGF	hepatocyte growth factor
HIF	hypoxia inducible factor
HIPEC	hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy
HMGB1	high-mobility group box 1 protein
HRE	hypoxia response element
HSP	heat shock protein
IFN	interferon
IGF-1	insulin-like growth factor-1
IL	interleukin
ILK	integrin linked kinase
JNK	c-Jun N-terminal kinase
KRAS	Kirsten rat sarcoma virus oncogene
LDHA	Lactate dehydrogenase A
LMW	low molecular weight
MAP3K	mitogen-activating protein kinase kinase kinase
MDRT	multidrug resistance transporter
MHC	major histocompatibility complex
miRNA	microRNA
MMP	matrix metalloprotease
MMT	mesothelial mesenchymal transition
mRNA	messenger ribonucleic acid
mTOR	mammalian target of rapamycin
MYD88	myeloid differentiation factor 88
NF-E2	nuclear factor erythroid-derived 2, Nrf2
NF-κB	nuclear factor kappa light chain enhancer of activated B cells
NK	natural killer
NOD	nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain
NOV	nephroblastoma overexpressed gene
PAI-1	plasminogen activator inhibitor-1
PAMP	pathogen-associated molecular pattern
PARP	Poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase
PDF	peritoneal dialysis fluid
p53	tumor suppressor protein 53
PDGF	platelet derived growth factor
PHD	prolyl hydroxylase
PI3K	phosphoinositide 3-kinase
PK	pyruvate kinase
PKM2	pyruvate kinase isoenzyme M2
PLCγ2	phospholipase C gamma 2
PM	peritoneal metastasis
PMC	peritoneal mesothelial cell
PPAR	peroxisome proliferator activated receptor
PPF	proplatelet formation
PRRX-1	Paired Related Homeobox 1
RAGE	receptor for advanced glycosylation end products
ROCK	rho-associated, coiled-coil-containing protein kinase
ROS	reactive oxygen species
RTK	receptor tyrosine kinase
SERD	selective estrogen receptor degrader
SERM	selective estrogen receptor modulator
SLUG	Zinc finger protein SNAI2
SMAD	Small body +mothers against decapentaplegic
SOD	Superoxide dismutase
SNAIL	Zinc finger protein SNAI1
Src	non receptor sarcoma tyrosine kinase
SRC	steroid receptor coactivator
Sp-1	specificity protein 1
STAT3	signal transducer and activator of transcription
TAK-1	TGF-β-activated kinase 1 or MAP3K7
TAM	tumor (tissue) associated macrophages
TβR	transforming growth factor beta receptor
TF	tissue factor
TGF-β1	transforming growth factor-β1
Th	T helper
TKI	tyrosine kinase inhibitor
TIMP	tissue inhibitor of metalloproteases
TLR2	toll-like receptor
TME	tumor microenvironment
TNF-α	tumor necrosis factor alpha
TPO	thrombopoietin
tPA	tissue plasminogen activator
TRAF6	TNF receptor associated factor
Tregs	regulatory T cells
TWIST1	twist basic helix loop helix transcription factor 1
VEGF	vascular endothelial growth factor
VTE	venous thromboembolism