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. 2020 Aug 11;21(16):5760. doi: 10.3390/ijms21165760
ECM Extracellular matrix
BC Breast cancer
WAT White adipose tissue
TEBs Terminal end buds
UCP-1 Uncoupling protein 1
BAT Brown adipose tissue
PRDM16 PR-domain containing 16
FGF Fibroblast growth factor
PPAR-γ Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ
PGCα PPAR-γ coactivator α
Cox2 Cyclooxygenase 2
MIR microRNA
PAT Pink adipose tissue
WAP Whey acidic protein
SPP1 Secreted phosphoprotein 1
SFRP1 Secreted Frizzled Related Protein 1
C/EBP CCAAT-enhancer-binding proteins
ER Estrogen receptor
EBF Early B Cell Transcription Factor
SREBP Sterol regulatory-element binding protein
KLF Krüppel-like family of transcription factors
EMT Epithelial to mesenchymal transition
GATA GATA-binding factor
Fox Forkhead Box
CTNNB1 Catenin Beta 1
PREF-1 Preadipocyte factor 1
SIRT-1 Sirtuin 1
TAZ Tafazzin
HER2 Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2
TNBC Triple-negative BC
LDL Low density lipoproteins
PAI-1 Plasminogen activator inhibitor 1
FABP4 Fatty acid binding protein 4
IL Interleukin
TNF Tumor Necrosis Factor
ADSC Adipose tissue derived stem cells
OPN Osteopontin
VEGF Vascular endothelial growth factor
HGF Hepatocyte growth factor
NGF Nerve growth factor
IGF Insulin growth factor
AIF1 Allograft inflammatory factor 1
EGR2 Early Growth Response 2
AIF1v AIF1 splice variant
PABC Pregnancy associated BC
PR Progesterone receptor
ARLI Age-related lobular involution
BMI Body mass index
Aregs Adipogenesis regulatory cells
APC Adipocyte precursor cells
PDGF Platelet-derived growth factor
PDGFRα Platelet-derived growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase α
NSAIDs Anti-inflammatory drugs
SVF Stromal vascular fraction