ADAM(TS)	a disintegrin and a metalloproteinase (with thrombospondin-1 motif)
BM	basement membrane
CAF	cancer-associated fibroblast
CAM	cell adhesion molecule
CCN	connective tissue growth factor (CTGF), cysteine-rich protein (Cyr61) and nephroblastoma overexpressed (NOV)
EC	endothelial cell
ECM	extracellular matrix
ED-A/B	extra domain-A/B
EGF(R)	epidermal growth factor (receptor)
EMT	epithelial–mesenchymal transition
GAG	glycosaminoglycan
GPI	glycosylphosphatidylinositol
HGF	hepatocyte growth factor
HIF	hypoxia-inducible factor
H/LMW-HA	high/low molecular weight hyaluronic acid
LOXL	lysyl oxidase-like
LPA1R	lysophosphatidic acid receptor 1
(MT-)MMP	(membrane-type) matrix metalloproteinase
NOX	nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH) oxidase
PAR	protease-activated receptor
RHAMM	receptor for hyaluronic acid-mediated migration
ROS	reactive oxygen species
SIBLING	small integrin-binding ligand N-linked glycoprotein
SLRP	small leucine-rich protein
SPARC	secreted protein acidic and rich in cysteine
TC	tumor cell
TGF-β	transforming growth factor- β
TIMP	tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases
TLR	Toll-like receptor
TME	tumor microenvironment
VEGF	vascular endothelial cell growth factor