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. 2021 May 5;26(9):2703. doi: 10.3390/molecules26092703
Abbreviation Full terms
TME Tumor microenvironment
ECM Extracellular matrix
NPs Nanoparticles
EPR Enhanced permeation and retention
MSNs Mesoporous silica nanoparticles
MNPs Magnetic nanoparticles
GNPs Gold nanoparticles
CAFs Cancer associated fibroblasts
T cell T lymphocyte
B cell B lymphocyte
ROS Reactive oxygen species
NK Natural killer
DCs Dendritic cells
SIRPα Signaling regulatory protein α
Tregs Regulatory T cells
TAMs Tumor associated macrophages
TNF-α Tumor necrosis factor-α-T
IL Interleukin
CTLA-4 Cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated antigen-4
CCL Chemokine ligand
CCR Chemokine recepter
MDSCs Myeloid-derived suppressor cells
VEGF Vascular endothelial growth factor
EGF Epidermal growth factor
TGF-β Transforming growth factor-β
MMP Matrix metalloproteinase
SDF1 Stromal cell- derived factor 1
MCP-1 Monocyte chemotactic protein-1
VCAM-1 Vascular cell adhesion molecule-1
PDGF Platelet-derived growth factor
DAMPs produce damage-associated molecular patterns
HIF Hypoxia inducible factor
ATP Adenosine-5’-triphos-phate
GSH Glutathione
MPDA Mesoporous polydopamine
FRET Forster resonance energy transfer
ssDNA Single-stranded DNA
GSSG GSH/glutathione disulfide
CSC Cancer stem cells
PEG polyethylene glycol
DOX Doxorubicin
CTL Cytotoxic lymphocyte
AuNPs Gold nanoparticles
AgNPs Silver nanoparticles
RNS Reactive nitrogen species
PTT Photothermal therapy
PDT Photodynamic therapy
DTX Docetaxel
ROS Reactive oxygen species
Man-LF NPs Mannosylated lactoferrin nanoparticulate system
cGAMP Cyclic guanosine monophosphate-adenosine monophosphate
STING Stimulator of interferon genes
PD-1 Programmed cell death 1
PD-L1 Programmed cell death ligand 1
IDO Indole-amine-2,3-dioxygenase
NE Nanoemulsion
PFD Pirfenidone
LLC Lewis lung carcinoma
HSA Human serum albumin
QDs Quantum dots
ACF Acriflavine