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. 2021 May 7;22(9):4970. doi: 10.3390/ijms22094970
TP53 Tumor protein p53
CDKN2A Cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 2A
KRAS V-Ki-ras2 Kirsten rat sarcoma viral oncogene homolog
MRI Magnetic resonance imaging
CT Computerized tomography
CA199 Carbohydrate antigen 199
PC Pancreatic cancer
CA125 Cancer antigen 125
GEM Gemcitabine
CEA Carcinoembryonic antigen
CA50 Carbohydrate antigen 50
CP Chronic pancreatitis
AP Acute pancreatitis
RECIST response evaluation criteria in solid tumors
SPINK1 Serine protease inhibitor Kazal-type 1
PSCs Pancreatic stellate cells
SST1 symbiotic sulfate transporter 1
MCP-1 Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1
Hic-5 Hydrogen peroxide-inducible clone-5
PDAC Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
CXCR2 C-X-C motif chemokine receptor 2
ACSL3 Long-chain acyl coenzyme A synthase 3
ADAM10 A Disintegrin and metalloproteinase domain-containing protein 10
CAFs Cancer-related fibroblasts
FN Fibronectin
SMO Smoothened
FGFR Fibroblast growth factor receptor
Hh Hedgehog
ER stress Endoplasmic reticulum stress
CAV1 Caveolin-1
ACTA2 Actin alpha 2
Tregs Regulatory T cells
MDSCs Myeloid-derived suppressor cells
myCAFs Myofibroblastic CAFs
iCAFs Inflammatory CAFs
apCAFs Antigen-presenting CAFs
NK cells Natural killer cells
CDH11 Cadherin 11
SMAD4 SMAD family member 4
TME Tumor microenvironment
NDRG1 N-myc downstream regulated gene-1
CM Camostat mesilate
HIF-1α Hypoxia-inducible factor 1 alpha
MIR MicroRNA
ECM Extracellular matrix
NFs Normal fibroblasts
MEFs Mouse embryonic fibroblasts
IL-6 Interleukin-6
IL-8 Interleukin-8
IL-1α Interleukin-1 alpha
IL-1β Interleukin 1 beta
TCR T cell antigen receptor
NET-G1 Grade 1 neuroendocrine tumor
4E-BP1 Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4E binding protein 1
MHC II Major histocompatibility complex II
ROS Reactive oxidative species
Nrf2 Nuclear factor erythroid 2–related factor 2
NUPR1 Nuclear protein 1
NAC N-acetyl cysteine
SOD Superoxide dismutase
CoQ10 Coenzyme Q10