| ADCC | Antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity |
| AGE | Advanced glycation end products |
| ARG1 | Arginase 1 |
| BMP7 | Bone morphogenetic protein 7 |
| BMT | Bone-marrow transplanted |
| CathG | Cathepsin G |
| CCL-2 | C–C motif chemokine ligand 2 |
| CXCL2 | C-X-C motif chemokine ligand 2 |
| EMT | Epithelial-mesenchymal transition |
| FATP2 | Fatty acid transport protein 2 |
| fMLP | Formyl-methionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine |
| fMLP-R | formyl peptide receptors |
| G-CSF | Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor |
| GM-CSF | Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor |
| HDN | High-density neutrophils |
| HGF | Hepatocyte growth factor |
| HMGB1 | High-mobility group box 1 |
| ICAM-1 | Intercellular Adhesion Molecule 1 |
| IFNβ | Interferon-beta |
| IL-8 | Interleukin-8 |
| iNOS | Inducible nitric oxide synthase |
| KO | Knockout |
| LDN | Low-density neutrophils |
| LOX-1 | Lectin-type oxidized LDL receptor 1 |
| MDSC | Myeloid-derived suppressor cell |
| MET | Mesenchymal-epithelial transition |
| MMP8/9 | Matrix metalloproteinase 8/9 |
| MPO | Myeloperoxidase |
| NE | Neutrophil elastase |
| NK | Natural killer |
| NLR | Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio |
| PR3 | Proteinase 3 |
| RAGE | Receptor for advanced glycation end products (RAGE) |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| STAT3 | Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 |
| TAN | Tumor-associated neutrophil |
| TEN | Tumor-entrained neutrophil, Tumor-educated neutrophil, Tumor-elicited neutrophil |
| TGFβ | Transforming growth factor-beta |
| TIMP | Tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases |
| TLR2 | Toll-like receptor 2 |
| TNFα | Tumor necrosis factor-alpha |
| TRAIL | Tumor-necrosis factor related apoptosis-inducing ligand |
| VCAM-1 | Vascular cell adhesion molecule 1 |
| VEGF | Vascular endothelial growth factor |