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. 2020 Jul 27;9(8):1785. doi: 10.3390/cells9081785
ADM adrenomedullin
ALDH aldehyde dehydrogenase
BMP bone morphogenetic protein
bsAb bispecific antibody
CCL C-C chemokine ligand
CCR C-C chemokine receptor
c-di-GMP cyclic di-guanylate
COX cyclooxygenase
CSC cancer stem cell
CTLA-4 cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated protein 4
CXCL chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand
DCIS ductal carcinoma in situ
ECM extracellular matrix
E-FABP epidermal fatty acid-binding proteins
EGF epidermal growth factor
EGFR epidermal growth factor receptor
EMT epithelial-mesenchymal transition
EphA4 EPH receptor A4
GAMP guanosine monophosphate–adenosine monophosphate
GM-CSF granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor
HER2 human epidermal growth factor receptor 2
HIF hypoxia-inducible factor
HO-1 heme oxygenase-1
HSP heat shot protein
IDC invasive ductal carcinoma
IDO indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase
IFN interferon
IL interleukin
iNOS inducible nitric oxide synthase
LAG-3 lymphocyte activation gene-3
LCN lipocalin
L-NMMA NG-monomethyl-L-arginine acetate
LOX lysyl oxidase
LPS lipopolysaccharide
MDSC myeloid-derived suppressor cell
MHC major histocompatibility complex
MIF macrophage migration inhibitory factor
MMP matrix metallopeptidase
MMR macrophages mannose receptor
MPO myeloperoxidase
MRC1 mannose receptor C-type 1
mTOR mammalian target of rapamycin
NF nuclear factor
NK natural killer
NO nitric oxide
OS overall survival
PD-L1 programmed death-ligand 1
PI3K phosphoinositide 3-kinase
PTEN phosphatase and tensin homolog
RFS relapse-free survival
RNI reactive nitrogen intermediates
ROS reactive oxygen species
SDF-1 stromal cell-derived factor 1
Sema4D semaphorin 4D
SOCS1 suppressor of cytokine signaling 1
SOX2 SRY-box transcription factor 2
STAT signal transducer and activator of transcription
STING stimulator of interferon genes
TADC tumor-associated dendritic cell
TAM tumor-associated macrophages
TAMC tumor-associated myeloid cell
TAN tumor associated neutrophil
TCR T-cell receptor
TEM Tie2-expressing monocytes
TGF transforming growth factor
TGM2 transglutaminase 2
TLR toll-like receptor
TME tumor microenvironment
TNBC triple-negative breast cancer
TRAIL TNF-related apoptosis-inducing ligand
uPA urokinase-type plasminogen activator
uPAR urokinase receptor
VEGF vascular endothelial growth factor
VEGR vascular endothelial growth factor receptor
1-MT 1-methyl-L-tryptophan
15-PGDH 15-prostaglandin dehydrogenase