| APC | antigen presenting cell |
| APF | 4-aminophenyl-β-l-fucopyranoside |
| APM | 4-aminophenyl-α-d-mannopyranoside |
| ASK-1 | apoptosis signal-regulating kinase 1 |
| CAF | cancer-associated fibroblasts |
| CLR | C-type lectin receptor |
| CCL | chemokine (C-C motif) ligand |
| CLR | C-type lectin receptor |
| CR | complement receptor |
| CSF-1 | colony stimulating factor 1 |
| CTL | cytotoxic T lymphocyte |
| CXCL | chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand |
| DC | dendritic cell |
| DC-SIGNR | DC-SIGN-related protein |
| FcR | Fc receptor |
| HCC | hepatocellular carcinoma |
| HSC | hepatic stellate cell |
| ICAM | intercellular adhesion molecule |
| IFN | interferon |
| IL | interleukin |
| IRF | interferon regulatory factor |
| KC | Kupffer cell |
| L-SIGN | liver/lymph node-specific intercellular adhesion molecule [ICAM]-3 grabbing non-integrin |
| LSEC | liver sinusoidal endothelial cells |
| LYVE-1 | lymphatic vessel endothelial receptor 1 |
| M6P | mannose-6-phosphat |
| ManNP | mannose-functionalized nanohydrogel particles |
| MARCO | macrophage receptor with collagenous structure |
| MDSC | myeloid-derived suppressor cell |
| MHC | major histocompatibility complex |
| MMP | matrix metalloproteinase |
| MoMF | monocyte-derived macrophages |
| NAFLD | non-alcoholic fatty liver disease |
| NF-κB | nuclear factor kappa B |
| NKT | natural killer T cell |
| NOD | nucleotide binding oligomerization domain containing |
| NPC | non-parenchymal cell |
| NP | nanoparticle |
| PDGF | platelet-derived growth factor |
| PD-L1 | programmed death-ligand 1 |
| PPAR | peroxisome proliferator activated receptor |
| RBP | retinol binding protein |
| PRR | pathogen-associated molecular pattern |
| RIG | retinoic acid-inducible gene |
| RLR | RIG-like receptor |
| SCAR | scavenger receptor |
| siRNA | small interfering RNA |
| STAT | signal transducer and activator of transcription |
| TAM | tumor-associated macrophage |
| TEM | tumor microenvironment |
| TIME | tumor immune microenvironment |
| TGF | tumor growth factor |
| Th | T helper cell |
| TLR | Toll-like receptor |
| Treg | regulatory T cell |
| VAP | vascular adhesion protein |
| VCAM | vascular cell adhesion protein |
| VEGFR | vascular endothelial growth factor |
| VWF | von-Willebrand-Factor |