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. 2021 Mar 26;13(7):1526. doi: 10.3390/cancers13071526
Abbrv. Definition
AAVs Adeno-Associated Viruses
ADPKD Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease
AMOs anti-miRNA Oligonucleotides
ASGR Asialoglycoprotein Receptor
ASOs Antisense Oligonucleotides
AuNPs Gold (Au) nanoparticles
Avs Adenovirus
BBB Blood-Brain-Barrier
BCL2 B Cell lynphoma 2
BIM Bcl-2-like protein 11
CIP cyclin-dependent protein kinase
CLL Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
c-MET hepatocyte growth factor receptor
cSCC cutaneus Squamous Cell Carcinoma
DENs Dendrimer-Encapsulated Nanoparticles
DOTAP 1,2-Dioleoyl-3-trimethylammonium propane
Dox Doxorubicin
EMT Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition
ER-α estrogen receptor-alfa
Evs Extracellular Vesicles
FBGC Foreign Body Giant Cells
FOXO3 Forkhead box Other 3
GalNac N-Acetilgalattosammine
GD Disialoganglioside
GMB Glioblastoma Multiforme
HCC Hepatocellular Carcinoma Cells
HGNPs NIR responsive hollow gold nanoparticle
HmgA2 High-mobility group AT-hook 2
HNSCC Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma
KIP1 Kinesin-like protein 1
Lac-GLN Lactosylated Gramicidin-Containing Lipid Nanoparticles
LMWP Low Molecular Weight Protamines
LNA Locked Nucleic Acid
LPD Liposome-Protamine-DNA
LPH Liposome-Polycation-Hyaluronic acid
LVs Lentivirus
miRNA microRNA
MM Multiple Myeloma
NIR Near-Infrared-Radiation
NOD Non-obese diabetic
NPs Nanoparticles
NSCLC Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
PAMAM Poly Amidoamine
PDCD4 Programmed cell death protein 4
PDGFRa Platelet-derived growth factor receptor-a
PDGFRb Platelet-derived growth factor receptor-b
PEG Polyethylene Glycol
PEI Polyethylenimine
pHLIP pH-induced transmembrane structure
PLGA Poly Lactic-co-Glycolic Acid
PNAs Peptide Nucleic Acids
PSMA Prostate-Specific Membrane Antigen
PTEN Phosphatase and tensin homolog
RDG Arg-Gly-Asp
RECK Reversion-inducing-cysteine-rich protein with kazal motifs
RES Reticuloendothelial System
RVG Rabies Virus Glycoprotein
SAE Severe Adverse Events
scFv Single-chain antibody Fragment
SCID Severe combined immunodeficiency
SELEX Systematic Evolution of Ligands by EXponential enrichment
SNALPS Stable-Nucleic-Acid-Lipid-Particles
sncRNA small non-coding RNA
SPRY1 Sprouty1
ssDNA single-stranded DNA
ssRNA single-stranded RNA
TIMP3 Metalloproteinase inhibitor 3
TNBC Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
TRAIL TNF-related apoptosis-inducing ligand
UTRs Untranslated Regions
VEGFR Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor
ZEB1 Zinc finger E-box-binding homeobox 1
ZEB1 Zinc finger E-box-binding homeobox 2