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. 2021 Nov 23;22(23):12618. doi: 10.3390/ijms222312618
2D Two-dimensional
3D Three-dimensional
APCs Antigen-presenting cells
BCC Basal cell carcinoma
BCG Bacillus Calmette–Geurin
CLIPT Continuous low irradiance PDT (CLIPT)
CRT Calreticulin
CTL Cytotoxic tumor-specific T lymphocytes
DAMPs Damage-associated molecular patterns
DCs Dendritic cells
ECM Extracellular matrix
EPR Enhanced permeability and retention
ER Endoplasmic reticulum
ESCC Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma
HMGB1 High-mobility group
Hsp60 Heat shock-related proteins
ICD Immunogenic cell death
IL Interleukins
IFNγ Interferon-gamma
LLC Lewis lung carcinoma
MCTS Multicellular tumor spheroids
MCWE Mycobacterium cell wall extract
MDSCs Myeloid-derived suppressive cells
MHC Major histocompatibility complex
NK Natural killer cells
NP Nanoparticles
PBMCs Peripheral blood mononuclear
PDT Photodynamic therapy
PGE2 Prostaglandin E2
PRRs Pattern recognition receptors
PS Photosensitizer
ROS Reactive oxygen species
TAA Tumor-associated antigens
TGF-β Transforming growth factor beta
TME Tumor microenvironment
TNF-α Tumor necrosis factor alpha
TPP Triphenylphosphonium
Tregs Regulatory T cells
TRL Toll-like receptor
VIN Vulval intraepithelial neoplasia