aa	Amino acids
Akt/AKT	Serine-threonine Protein Kinase (PKB, now called AKT1)
ANG-1, -2	Angiopoietin-1, -2
APC	Adenomatous Polyposis Coli
(b)FGF	(basic) Fibroblast Growth Factor
Bcl-2	B-cell lymphoma protein
BCL9	B cell CLL/lymphoma 9 protein
CDX	Caudal Type Homeobox-2 Protein
CD44, 184	Cluster of Differentiation 44, 184
COX-2	Cyclooxygenase-2
CRC	Colorectal Cancer
CXCL8	C-X-C motif ligand 8 (chemokine)
CXCR4	C-X-C chemokine receptor type 4
DKK-1, -4	Dickkopf-related protein 1;-4
ECs	Endothelial Cells
ECM	Extracellular Matrix
EMT	Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition
ERK1/2	Extracellular Signal-regulated Kinase ½
FAK	Focal Adhesion Kinase
FOXQ1	Forkhead Box Q1 Protein
FRAT1	Frequently Rearranged in Advanced T-cell Lymphoma 1 Protein
FRPs	Fzd-related Proteins
Fzd	Frizzleds proteins, a family of G protein-coupled receptor proteins
GDF-15	Growth Differentiation Factor 15
GSK3β	Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3 β
HIF-1α	Hypoxia-inducible Factor 1 α
HUVECs	Human Umbilical Vein ECs
IL	Interleukin
KRAS	Kirsten Rat Sarcoma Virus, proto-oncogene
LEF	Lymphoid Enhancer Factor
MAPK	A Mitogen-activated Protein Kinase
MMP-2, -9	Matrix Metalloproteinase 2, 9
MVD	Microvessel Density
PI3K	Phosphatidylinositol 3’ Kinase
PKA, B (AKT), C α	Protein Kinase A, B (AKT), C α
PKG	Type 1 cyclic Guanosine Monophosphate (cGMP)-dependent Protein Kinase
PLCγ1	Phospholipase C γ1
p-LPR6	Phosphorylated Lipoprotein-related Protein 6
ROS	Reactive Oxygen Species
RAR	Retinoic Acid Receptor
RORα	RAR-related Orphan Receptor α;
RYK	Related to Receptor Tyrosine Kinase protein
SALL4	Zink Finger Transcription Factor Spalt (Sall)-like Protein 4
SFRP2	Secreted Frizzled-related Protein 2
SMAD4	SMAD family member 4, Mothers Against Decapentaplegic Homolog 4
SMAR1	Scaffold/Matrix Attachment Region Binding Protein 1
STAT3	Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription Protein Activator of Transcription 3
Tan IIA, TSA	Tanshinone IIA
TCF	T cell Factor, Transcription Factor
TCF7L2	Transcription Factor 7-like 2
TGF-β	Tumor Growth Factor beta
TGM2	Tissue Transglutaminase 2
TIPE2 (TNFAIP8L2)	TNFα-induced protein 8 like 2
TNF-α	Tumor Necrosis Factor α
TNM	T—tumor; N—lymph nodes; M—metastasis
TOPFlash	TCF Reporter Plasmid
TP53	Tumor Protein 53
3’UTR	3’ Untranslated Region
VEGF	Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor
VEGF (R)	Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (Receptor)