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. 2021 Apr 27;22(9):4600. doi: 10.3390/ijms22094600
ADP Adenosine diphosphate
AGT O(6)-alkylguanine-DNA alkyltransferase
AKT Protein kinase B
AMPK AMP-activated protein kinase
APC Antigen presenting cell
ARG1 Arginase 1
ASK1 Activation of apoptosis signal regulating kinase
BCL2 B-cell lymphoma 2
BH4 Tetrahydrobiopterin
CAFs Cancer-associated fibroblasts
CAV1 Caveolin-1
CDK5 Cyclin-dependent kinase 5
cGMP Cyclic guanosine monophosphate
Cys Cysteine
DETA-NO Diethylenetriamine/nitric oxide
ECM Extracellular matrix
eNOS/NOS3 Endothelial NOS
ERK Extracellular signal-regulated Kinase
ETC Electron transport chain
ETS1 ETS Proto-Oncogene 1
FAK1 Focal adhesion kinase
FOXO1 Forkhead Box O1
GAPDH Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase
G-CSF Granulocyte-colony-stimulating factor
M-CSF Macrophage-colony-stimulating factor
GLUT1 Glucose transporter 1
GSH Gluthatione
GSNO S-Nitrosoglutathione
GSNOR Glyceryl trinitrate
GTN Guanosine-5′-triphosphate
GTP S-Nitrosoglutathione reductase
H2O2 Hydrogen peroxide
HCC Hepatocellular carcinoma
HHcy Hyperhomocysteinemia
HGF Hepatocyte growth factor
HIF1-α Hypoxia-inducible factor 1α
HNSCC Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma
IFNγ Interferon gamma
IL-2 Interleukin-2
iNOS/NOS2 Inducible NOS
IκB Inhibitor of NF-κB
IKKβ IκB kinase
L-NAME L-NG-Nitro arginine methyl ester
L-NMMA NG-Monomethyl-L-Arginine
LTBP1 Latent TGF-β binding protein
MAPK Mitogen-activated protein kinases
MDSCs Myeloid-derived suppressor cells
MHC I Major histocompatibility complex I
MMP2/9 Matrix metalloproteinase-2/-9
mtNOS Mitochondrial NOS
MTOC Microtubule-organizing center
NADPH Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate
NF-κB Nuclear factor kappa B
NK cells Natural killer cells
nNOS/NOS1 Neuronal NOS
NO Nitric oxide
NOS Nitric oxide synthase
NSAID Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
NSCLC Non-small cell lung carcinoma
ODD Oxygen-dependent degradation domain
PARP poly [adenosine diphosphate (ADP-ribose)] polymerase
PDAC Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
PKG cGMP-dependent protein kinase
PRDX2 Peroxiredoxin-2
PTM Post-translational modification
PTPS 6-pyruvoyl-tetrahydropterin synthase
RNS Reactive nitrogen species
sGC Soluble gualylyl cyclase
SNO S-nitrosotyiol
SIRT1 Sirtuin 1
STAT3 Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3
SNAP S-nitroso-N-acetylpenicillamine
SNO S-nitrosothiols
TAMs Tumor-associated macrophages
TCA cycle Tricarboxylic acid cycle
TCR T cell receptor
TG2 Transglutaminase 2
TGF-β Transforming growth factor beta
Th1 T helper 1
Th2 T helper 2
TIE2 TEK tyrosine kinase
TLR Toll-like receptor
TNBC Triple-negative breast cancer
TNF Tumor necrosis factor
Trx Thioredoxin
Trx/R Thioredoxin reductase
TME Tumor micro-environment
TRAP1 TNF receptor associated protein 1
TWIST1 Twist-related protein 1
VEGF Vascular endothelial growth factor