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. 2021 Jul 27;13(15):3765. doi: 10.3390/cancers13153765
A2aR A2a adenosine receptor
aAPCs artificial antigen presenting cells
ACT adoptive cellular transfer
APCs antigen presenting cells
BMDCs bone marrow derived dendritic cells
CAR-T chimeric antigen receptors T cells
CCL2 C-C motif ligand 2
CLRs C-type lectin receptors
CMCS O-carboxymethyl-chitosan
cMLV multilamellar liposomal vesicles
CSF-1 colony stimulating factor 1
CTLA-4 cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen-4
CXCL chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligands
DAMPs damage-associated molecular patterns
DCs dendritic cells
DMPC 1,2-dimyristoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine
DOPE-M 1,2-dioleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine-mannose
DOX doxorubicin
DSPE-PEG 1,2-distearoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine-PEG
EPR enhanced permeability and retention
GDNP ginseng-derived nanoparticles
HA hyaluronic acid
HER2 human epidermal growth factor receptor 2
HNVs hybrid nanovescicles
ICIs immune checkpoint inhibitors
IFN-γ interferon gamma
IKKβ IκB-kinase β
DOX doxorubicin
LDHs layered double hydroxides
LPS lipopolysaccharide
M1 pro-inflammatory macrophage
M2 anti-inflammatory macrophage
MDSCs myeloid derived suppressor cells
MHC major histocompatibility complex
miRNA micro RNA
MTAS microtubule-associated sequence
NK natural killer cells
NLRs NOD-like receptors
NLS nuclear localization signaling
NP nanoparticles
NSCLC non small-cell lung carcinoma
OVA ovalbumin
PA poly-arginine
PD-1 programmed cell death protein 1
PDT photodynamic therapy
PEG polyethylene glycol
PGA-PEG poly glutamic acid-PEG
PGE2 prostaglandin E2
PLA polyl(l-lactic acid)
PLGA poly (lactic-co-glycolic acid)
PMLA poly(β-L-malic acid)
PO poly-octarginine
R848 resiquimod
RES reticuloendothelial system
scFv single chain variable fragment
shRNA short hairpin RNA
siRNA short interfering RNA
TAA tumor associated antigens
TAMs tumor associated macrophages
TCR T cell receptor
TGF-β transforming growth factor beta
TILs tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes
TLRs toll like receptors
TME tumor microenvironment
TNF-α tumor necrosis factor alpha
Tregs T regulatory cells
UPs ubiquitinated proteins
VEGF vascular endothelial growth factor