ApoE	Apolipoprotein E
B cell	Bursa of Fabricius cell
BCG	bacillus Calmette–Guérin
CAR	Chimeric antigen receptor
CCL2	C–C motif chemokine ligand 2
CNT	Carbon nanotube
COPD	Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
CT	Computed tomography
CTL	Cytotoxic T lymphocyte
Cy5	Cyanine 5
(im)DC	(immature murine) Dendritic cell
DiR	1:1′-dioctadecyl-3,3,3′,3′-tetramethylindotricarbocyanine iodide
DNA	Deoxyribonucleic acid
EGF(R)	Epidermal growth factor (receptor)
EPR effect	Enhanced permeability and retention effect
EV	Extracellular vesicle
FDG	Fluorodeoxyglucose
FITC	Fluorescein isothiocyanate
HER(2/neu)	Human epidermal growth factor receptor (2/neu)
HIV	Human immunodeficiency virus
HPF	Heparin, protamine, and ferumoxytol
HSV	Herpes simplex virus
ICG	Indocyanine green
IGS	Image-guided surgery
LAMP2b	lysosome-associated membrane glycoprotein 2b
MCP-1	Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1
MHC	Major histocompatibility complex
MIP	Macrophage inflammatory protein
MRI	Magnetic resonance imaging
MSC	Mesenchymal stromal cell
MV	Microvesicle
NIRF	Near-infrared fluorescence
NK cell	Natural killer cell
PEG-PLA	Polyethylene glycol-Poly lactic acid
PET	Positron emission tomography
RNA	Ribonucleic acid; mi = micro, si = short interfering, lnc = long non-coding
SPECT	Single photon emission computed tomography
SWCNT	Single-walled carbon nanotube
T cell	Thymus cell
Th	T helper
TNFα	Tumor necrosis factor α
VCAM-1	Vascular cell adhesion molecule-1
VEGF(R)	Vascular endothelial growth factor (receptor)