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. 2021 Jan 10;13(2):227. doi: 10.3390/cancers13020227
α-SMA Alpha smooth muscle actin
CAFs Cancer associated fibroblasts
CRC Colorectal cancer
CMS Consensus molecular subtype
CTCs Circulating tumor cells
ECM Extracellular matrix
EGFR Epidermal growth factor receptor
EHS Engelbreth–Holm–Swarm
FOXP3 Forkhead box P3
5-Fu Fluorouracil
GelMA Gel methacrylate
GM-CSF Granulocyte macrophage-colony stimulating factor
HIF 1-α Hypoxia inducible factor 1-α
iNOS Inducible nitric oxide synthase
LGR5 Leucine rich repeat containing G-protein coupled receptor 5
LOX Lysyl oxidase
MMP Matrix metalloproteinase
MSCs Mesenchymal stromal cells
NK Natural Killer
NF-κB Nucelar factor-kappa B
TGF-β Transforming growth factor-beta
TME Tumor microenvironment
PDMS Polydimethylsiloxane
RGD Arginylglycylaspartic acid
VEGFR Vascular endothelial growth factor receptor
Wnt Wingless-related integration site