αSMA	Alpha smooth-muscle actin
ANOVA	Analysis of variances
CAF	Cancer-associated fibroblast
CIM	Cell invasion and metastasis
EMT	Epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition
EBV	Epstein–Barr virus
ECM	Extracellular matrix
ERK-MAPK	Extracellular signal-regulated kinases—mitogen-activated protein kinases
FAP	Fibroblast activation protein
HDFa	Adult human dermal fibroblast
JNK/SAPK	Jun N-terminal kinase—stress-activated protein kinase
LMP1	Latent membrane protein 1
MDCK	Madin-Darby canine kidney epithelial cell
MSC	Mesenchymal stem cells
NPC	Nasopharyngeal carcinoma
NK cell	Natural killer cell
NF-κB	Nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells
p38-MAPK	Mammalian p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase
PI3K	Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase
PDGF	Platelet-derived growth factor
RTCA-DP	Real-time cell assay dual purpose
TGFβ	Transforming growth factor beta
TME	Tumour microenvironment
VEGF	Vascular endothelial growth factor
WHSA	Wound healing scratch assay