ACLF	acute-on-chronic-liver failure
Arg-1	arginase-1
AKT	protein kinase B
ASO	antisense oligonucleotides
a-SMA	alpha-smooth muscle actin
bFGF	basic fibroblast growth factor
CAF	Cancer-associated fibroblasts
CCL2	CC-Chemokin-Ligand-2 (CCL2)
CCl4	Carbon tetrachloride
CXCR4	chemokine receptor type 4
CTGF	connective tissue growth factor
COX2	Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2)
c-MET	tyrosine-protein kinase Met
COX2-PGE2-EP4	Cyclooxygenase-2-Prostaglandin E2-Prostaglandin E2 receptor 4
DEN	di-ethyl-nitrosamine
ET-1	Endothelin-1
ERK	Extracellular signal-regulated kinases
EPR	enhanced permeability retention
Erk1/2	extracellular signal-regulated kinases
FAP	Fibroblast activation protein
FLT3	FMS-like tyrosine kinase 3
FRA1	Fos-related antigen 1
HCC	Hepatocellular carcinoma
HGF	hepatocyte growth factor
HEY1	hairy/enhancer-of-split related with YRPW motif protein 1
IGFRII	insulin-like growth factor type II receptor
IL-6	Interleukin 6
IL-4R	Interleukin 4 receptor
iNOS	Nitric oxide synthases
IFNγ	Interferon gamma
JAK	janus kinase
M6P	mannose-6-phosphate
MAPK	mitogen-activated protein kinase
MDR2	multidrug resistance protein 2
MDSC	Myeloid-derived suppressor cells
MMP-9	Matrix metallopeptidase 9
TAM	Tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs)
mTOR	mechanistic Target of rapamycin
PDAC	pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
PDGFR(β)	platelet-derived growth factor receptor β
PDGF-BB/AB	platelet-derived growth factor BB/AB
PI3K	phosphoinositide 3-kinase
PGE2-EP4	Prostaglandin E2-Prostaglandin E2 receptor 4
PD-L1	Programmed cell death 1 ligand 1
SDF-1	stromal cell-derived factor 1
Shh	hedgehog signaling pathway
shRNA	Small hairpin RNA
siRNA	silencing RNA
STAT3	signal transducer and activator of transcription 3
TGFβ1	transforming growth factor beta 1
Tie2	angiopoietin receptor 2
TIMP-1	tissue inhibitor metalloproteinase 1
TKI	tyrosine kinase inhibitor
TNF-a	Tumor necrosis factor alpha
VEGFR2	Vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2