PP	pleural plaque
MM	malignant mesothelioma
ROS	reactive oxygen species
ANCA	anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody
CTL	cytotoxic T Lymphocyte
Th	CD4+ helper T cell
Treg	regulatory T cell
HV	healthy volunteers
PBL	Peripheral blood lymphocyte
MLR	mixed lymphocyte reaction
PBMC	peripheral blood mononuclear cell
GzB	granzyme B
PFR	perforin
IFN	interferon
TNF	tumor necrosis factor
PMA	phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate
IL	interleukin
CXCR	CXC chemokine receptor
TGF	transforming growth factor
HTLV	human T cell leukemia/lymphoma virus
FoxO1	forkhead box protein O1
CDK-Is	cyclin-dependent kinase-inhibitors
FoxP3	forkhead box P3
NNT	nicotinamide nucleotide transhydrogenase
NADPH	reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate
NK	natural killer