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. 2021 Jul 14;13(14):3526. doi: 10.3390/cancers13143526
αSMA alpha smooth muscle actin
ABC ATP-binding cassette
apCAF Antigen-presenting CAF
Arg2 Arginase 2
CAR Chimeric antigen receptor
CAF Cancer-associated fibroblast
CD10 Cluster of differentiation 10
CSCs Cancer stem cells
ECM Extracellular matrix
CXCL1 C-X-C Motif Chemokine Ligand 1
CXCL12 C-X-C Motif Chemokine Ligand 12
EGF Epidermal growth factor
EGFR Epidermal growth factor receptor
ELR Glu-Leu-Arg motif
EMT Epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition
ERK Extracellular signal-regulated kinase
EVs Extracellular vesicles
FAK Focal adhesion kinase
FAPα Fibroblast-activation protein alpha
FGF Fibroblast growth factor
FGF2 Fibroblast growth factor 2
FSP-1 Fibroblast-specific protein 1
GLI2 GLI Family Zinc Finger 2
GPR77 G-protein coupled receptor 77
HAS1 Hyaluronan synthase 1
HAS2 Hyaluronan synthase 2
HER2 Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2
HGF Hepatocyte growth factor
HIF1α Hypoxia-inducible factor 1-alpha
HLA Human leukocyte antigen
iCAF Inflammatory CAF
ICD Immunogenic cell death
IDO1 Indoleamine 2,3-Dioxygenase 1
IFNβ1 Interferon-beta 1
IGF1 Insulin-like growth factor
IGF1R Insulin-like growth receptor-1
IL-1 Interleukin 1
IL-6 Interleukin 6
IL-15 Interleukin 15
ILs Interleukins
IRDS Interferon-related DNA damage resistance signature
IRF3 Interferon-regulatory factor 3
ISGs Interferon-stimulated genes
KRAS Kirsten rat sarcoma viral oncogene homolog
MAPK Mitogen-activated protein kinase
MDSC Myeloid-derived suppressor cell
MHC Major histocompatibility complex
miRNAs microRNAs
MMPs Matrix metalloproteinases
myCAF Myofibroblast CAF
NF-κB Nuclear factor-κB
NK Natural killer
NRG1 Neuregulin 1
PD1 Programmed cell death protein 1
PDAC Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
PDGF Platelet-derived growth factor
PGE2 Prostaglandin E2
PI3K Phosphoinositide 3-kinase
RIG-I Retinoic acid-inducible gene I
RNA Ribonucleic acid
ROS Reactive oxygen species
SASP Senescence-associated secretory phenotype
Shh Sonic Hedgehog
STAT1 Signal transducer and activator of transcription 1
STING Stimulator of interferon genes
T reg Regulatory T cell
TGF-β Transforming growth factor beta
TME Tumour microenvironment
TKI Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
TSP1 Thrombospondin 1
VEGF Vascular endothelial growth factor
YAP Yes-associated protein