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. 2021 Feb 4;22(4):1565. doi: 10.3390/ijms22041565
AAs Amino Acids
ACC Acetyl-CoA Carboxylase
ADAMs A Disintegrin and Metalloprotease
Akt Serine/threonine protein kinase
AMPK AMP-activated Protein Kinase
APC Adenomatous Polyposis Coli
AT/WAT Adipose Tissue/White AT
ATGL Adipose Triglyceride Lipase
CAAs Cancer-associated Adipocytes
CAFs Cancer-associated Fibroblasts
C26 Colon Adenocarcinoma 26 Cells
CC Cancer Cachexia
CCL2/MCP-1 Chemokine (C-C Motif) Ligand 2/Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein 1
CCL3/MIP-1α Chemokine (C-C Motif) Ligand 3/Macrophage Inflammatory Protein-1 α
CD3, -4, -8 Cluster of Differentiation 3, -4, -8
CIFs Cachexia-inducing Factors
COX-2 Cyclooxygenase-2
CPT-1 Carnitine Palmitoyltransferase 1
CRC Colorectal Cancer
CRP C-reactive Protein
CSS Cancer-specific Survival
CXCL8/IL-8 Chemokine (C-X-C Motif) Ligand 8/Interleukin 8
DCs Dendritic Cells
DFS Disease Free Survival
ECs Endothelial Cells
ECM Extracellular Matrix
EGF Epidermal Growth Factor
eIF2 Eukaryotic Initiation Factor 2
EMT Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition
ERK Extracellular-regulated Kinase
FADD FAS-associated Death Domain
FFA Free Fatty Acid
Fn14 Receptor of the TWEAK
FOXQ1 Forkhead Box Q1 Protein
FSP1 Fibroblast-specific Protein 1
FSTL1 Follistatin-related Protein 1
G(M)-CSF Granulocyte(Macrophage)-Colony-stimulating Factor
GPIHBP1 Glycosylphosphatidylinositol-anchored High-density Lipoprotein Binding Protein 1
HIF-1α Hypoxia-inducible Factor 1 alpha
HMGB1 High Mobility Group Box 1
HSL Hormone-sensitive Lipase
IFN-α, β, γ Interferon alpha, beta, gamma
IGF1 Insulin-like Growth Factor 1
s(IL-)2R, IL-1R1 Soluble (Interleukin) 2 Receptor; IL-1Receptor type I
IP-10 Interferon gamma-induced protein 10/CXCL10
JAK2 Janus Kinase 2
LIF Leukemia Inhibitory Factor
LMR Lymphocyte:Monocyte Ratio
mABs Monoclonal Antibody
MAFbx Muscle Atrophy F-box
MAPK Mitogen-activated Protein Kinase
MDSCs Myeloid-derived Suppressor Cells
MEK1/2 Mitogen-activated Protein Kinase (MAP2K, MEK, MAPKK)
mGPS Modified Glasgow Prognostic Score
MLNs Mesenteric Lymph Nodes
MSI-H High Microsatellite Instability
MSS Microsatellite Stability
mTORC1 Mammalian Target of Rapamycin Complex 1
MuRF1 Muscle RING-finger 1
MyoD Myoblast Determination Protein 1
NF-κB Nuclear Factor kappa B
NK Natural Killer Cells
NLR Neutrophil:Lymphocyte Ratio
NOS2 Nitric Oxidase Synthase 2
OS Overall Survival
PBMCs Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells
PD-L1 Programmed Death-Ligand 1
PGE2/EP2 Prostaglandin E2 Receptor 2 Subtype
PIF Proteolysis-inducing Factor
PI3K Phosphatidylinositol 3 Kinase
PP Peyer’s Patches
RAGE Receptor for Advanced Glycation End-products
RANTES Regulated on Activation, Normal T-cell Expressed and Secreted
RFS Recurrence-free Survival
ROS Reactive Oxygen Species
SDS-MYL1 Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate Soluble Myosin Light Chain 1
SII Systemic Inflammatory Index
SIR Systemic Inflammatory Response
SMI Skeletal-Muscle Index
SOCS3 Suppressor of Cytokine Signaling 3
SSAT Spermidine/Spermine N-1 Acetyl Transferase
STAT1, -3 Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription Protein 1, 3
TAMs Tumor-associated Macrophages
TANs Tumor-associated Neutrophils
TGF-β Tumor Growth Factor beta
TIICs Tumor-infiltrating Immune Cells
TILs Tumor-infiltrating Lymphocytes
TME Tumor Microenvironment
TNF-α, TNFR2 Tumor Necrosis Factor α/TNF Receptor 2
Treg Regulatory T Cells
TWEAK TNF-like Weak Inducer of Apoptosis
UPC1 Uncoupling Protein 1
UPS Ubiquitin-proteasome System
VEGF-A Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A
WBC White Blood Cells
Wnt Wnt (gene wingless + integrated or int-1) Family Member
ZAG Zinc-α2-Glycoprotein