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. 2021 Jul 4;22(13):7204. doi: 10.3390/ijms22137204
APCs Antigen-presenting cells
ATP Adenosine triphosphate
CD4 Cluster of differentiation 4
CD8 Cluster of differentiation 8
CD28 Cluster of Differentiation 28
CD 40 Cluster of differentiation 40
CD48 Cluster of Differentiation 48 (B-lymphocyte activation marker)
CD68 Cluster of Differentiation 68
CD 80 Cluster of differentiation 80
CRP C-reactive protein
CT Computed Tomography
CTLA-4 Cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen 4, CD152
DAMPs Damage-associated molecular patterns
DAB 3:3′-Diaminobenzidine
DCs Dendritic Cells
Gy Gray (unit)
H&E Hematoxylin eosin staining
HMGB1 HMGB1
HRP horseradish peroxidase
ICAM1 Intercellular Adhesion Molecule 1
ICD Immunogenic cell death
IFNs Interferons
IFN-γ: Interferon gamma
IL Interleukin
IL-1β Interleukin 1 beta
IL-18 Interleukin 18
IL-2: Interleukin 2
IL-6: Interleukin 6
IL-12β: Interleukin 12 beta
IPRES Innate PD-1 RESistance
LDH Lactate dehydrogenase
MHC Major histocompatibility complex
NK Natural killer cell
NRL Neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio
ORR Objective response rate
OS Overall survival
P2 × 7 P2X purinoceptor 7
PBS Phosphate-buffered saline
PD-1 Programed cell death 1, CD279
PFS Progression free survival
SD Stable disease
S100B S100 calcium-binding protein B
TAMs Tumor-associated macrophages
TILs Tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes
TNF-α. Tumor necrosis factor alfa
VCAM1 Vascular cell adhesion protein 1