Akt	Protein kinase B
Angptl4	angiopoietin-like 4
CD36	cluster of differentiation 36
c-Kit	tyrosinkinase KIT
Cox-2	Cyclooxygenase-2
CREB	c-AMP Response Element-binding protein
CRP	C-reactive protein
CXCL	chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand
EPC	Endothelial progenitor cells
eNOS	Endothelial NO synthetase
Fgf	fibroblast growth factor
GM-CSF	granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor
11-HETE	11-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid
Hif	Hypoxia-inducible factor
HUVEC	Human umbilical vein endothelial cell
IL	Interleukin
K-Ras	Kirsten rat sarcoma viral oncogene homolog
MAPK	Mitogen-activated protein kinase
miR	micro RNA
MSC	mammary stem cell
NC	not communicated
NF-κB	nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells
NO	Nitric oxide
NOX	NADPH oxidase
PD	Progressive disease
PDGF	platelet-derived growth factor
PDGFR	platelet-derived growth factor receptor
PGC-1α	peroxisome-proliferator-activated receptor-gamma coactivator-1alpha
PGE(2)	prostaglandin E2
PGI2	Prostacyclin
PKC	Protein kinase C
PPAR	Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor
PPRE	PPAR responsive elements
PR	partial response
Ptn	pleiotrophin
RNA	Ribonucleic acid
SD	Stable disease
SOCS3	suppressor of cytokine signaling 3
TSP-1	Thrombospondin-1
TF	Tissue factor
VEGF	Vascular endothelial growth factor
VEGFR	Vascular endothelial growth factor receptor