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. 2021 Nov 19;22(22):12510. doi: 10.3390/ijms222212510
1. APC Antigen presenting cells
2. APNA Activatable polymer nanoagonist
3. ATP Adenosine triphosphate
4. CCPS Chimeric cross-linked polymersomes
5. CD8+ Cytotoxic T cells
6. CD4+ Helper T cells
7. CD44 Cluster of differentiation-44
8. Ce6 Chlorin e6
9. cGAMP Cyclic guanosine monophosphate
10. CHex-Dex 2-carboxycyclohexane-1-carboxylated dextran
11. CHex-HA 2-carboxycyclohexane-1-carboxylated hyaluronic acid
12. CO2 Carbon-dioxide
13. CpG 5′-C-phosphate-G-3′ (Oligonucleotide)
14. CRT Calreticulin
15. CTL Cytotoxic T lymphocytes
16. CTLA-4 Cytotoxic T-lymphocyte associated antigen 4
17. DCs Dendritic cells
18. DNA Deoxy-ribo nucleic acid
19. DOPE 1,2-dioleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoetanolamine
20. DMAEMA Dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate
21. DOX Doxorubicin
22. DSPE-PEG 1, 2-Distearoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine-Poly(ethylene glycol)
23. EGFR Epidermal growth factor receptor
24. FDA Food and Drug Administration
25. GLUT 1 Glucose transporter 1
26. GSH Glutathione
27. HA Hyaluronic acid
28. HIF 1α Hypoxia inducible factor-1
29. HMGB1 High mobility group box 1
30. H2O2 Hydrogen peroxide
31. HPAA Hyperbranched polyamidoamine
32. HPAA-F7 Fluorinated hyperbranched polyamidoamine
33. HPHH 2-(1-hexyloxyethyl)-2-devinyl pyropheophorbide-a
34. ICD Immunogenic cell death
35. iDC Immature dendritic cells
36. IL-6 Interleukin-6
37. IL-12 Interleukin-12
38. IRF3 Interferon regulatory factor 3
39. NK cells Natural killer cells
40. NPs Nanoparticles
41. LASER light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation
42. MAA Methacrylic acid
43. mDC Mature dendritic cells
44. MGlu-HAA 3-methylglutarylated hyaluronic acid
45. MGlu-HPG 3-methyl-glutarylated hyperbranched poly(glycidol)
46. MHC I Major histocompatibility complex-I
47. NIR Near infra red
48. OEGMA Oligoethylene glycol methacrylate
49. OVA Ovalbumin
50. PAA Polyacrylic acid
51. PAM Poly(D,L-lactic-coglycolic acid)
52. PAMAM Polyamidoamine
53. PCL-PEG Poly(ε-caprolactone)-poly(ethylene glycol)
54. PCL-PEI poly-ε-caprolactone-polyethylene imine
55. PD-1 Programmed cell death protein -1
56. PD-L1 Programmed death ligand -1
57. PDSMA Pyridyl disulfide ethyl methacrylate
58. PDT Photodynamic therapy
59. PEG Poly(D,L-lactide-co-glycolide)
60. PEI Poly(ethylene glycol)
61. PEOz-PLA Poly(2-ethyl-2-oxazoline)-poly(L-lactide)
62. PGA Poly glycolic acid
63. pH Potential of hydrogen
64. PiPOx Pipecolic acid and sarcosine oxidase
65. PLA Polylactic acid
66. PLG Poly(D,L-lactide-co-glycolide)
67. PLGA Poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid)
68. PMAA Poly(methacrylic acid)
69. PNIPAAM Poly(g-glutamic acid
70. PTT Photothermal therapy
71. PVA Polyinyl alcohol
72. RGD Arginine-glycine-aspartic acid motif
73. RIG-1 Retinoic acid-inducible gene I
74. ROS Reactive oxygen species
75. SO2 Sulfur dioxide
76. STING Stimulator of interferon genes
77. TAA Tumour associated antigens
78. TBK1 TANK binding kinase 1
79. TCA Tricarboxylic acid cycle
80. TCR T cell receptor
81. TLR 2 Toll like receptor 2
82. TLR 4 Toll like receptor 4
83. TLR7/8 Toll like receptor 7/8
84. TME Tumour micro-environment
85. TNF α Tumour necrosis factor α
86. UV Ultraviolet
87. VEGF Vascular endothelial growth factor