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. 2022 Feb 27;23(5):2642. doi: 10.3390/ijms23052642
AE Adverse event
AC Adenylate cyclase
ADAM A disintegrin and metalloproteinase
AML Acute myelogenous leukemia
ARG Arginase
ARHGAP10 Rho GTPase-activating protein 10
BC Breast cancer
BCA B-cell attracting chemokine
BRAK Breast and kidney-expressed chemokine
CAF Cancer-associated fibroblast
CAM Cancer-associated mesothelial cells
cAMP Cyclic adenosine monophosphate
CAR Chimeric antigen receptor
CDK Cyclin-dependent kinase
CHO Chinese hamster ovary
CLL Chronic lymphocytic leukemia
COX Cyclooxygenase
CRC Colorectal cancer
CRPC Castration-resistant prostate cancer
DPPIV Dipeptidyl peptidase IV
DC Dendritic cell
DG Diacylglycerol
DLBCL Diffuse large B-cell leukemia
DMC Dendritic cell- and monocyte-attracting chemokine-like protein
EGFR Epidermal growth factor receptor
ELR Glutamic acid-leucine-arginine
ENA Epithelial neutrophil-activating peptide
EOC Epithelial ovarian cancer
ER Estrogen receptor
FGF Fibroblast growth factor
FL Follicular lymphoma
GAB2 GRB2-associated binding protein 2
GBM Glioblastoma multiforme
GCP Granulocyte chemotactic protein
GPI Glycosylphosphatidylinositol
GRO Growth-related oncogene
HB-EGF Heparin-binding EGF-like growth factor
HCC Hepatocellular carcinoma
HDI Histone deacetylase inhibitor
HIF Hypoxia-inducible factor
HNC Head and neck cancer
HOSE Human ovarian surface epithelium
HPMC Human peritoneal mesothelial cell
HSC Hematopoietic stem cell
HUVEC Human umbilical vein endothelial cell
ICB Immune checkpoint blockade
IFN Interferon
IKK Inhibitor of NF-κB kinase
IL Interleukin
IP3 Inositol 1,4,5-triphosphate
I-TAG IFN-inducible T-cell alpha chemoattractant
MDS Myelodysplastic syndrome
MDSC Myeloid-derived suppressor cell
MIF Macrophage migration inhibitory factor
MIG Monokine induced by interferon-γ
MM Multiple myeloma
MMP Matrix metalloproteinase
MSS Microsatellite stability
NAP Neutrophil-activating peptide
Neu Neutrophil
NF-κB Nuclear factor kappa B
NSCLC Non-small-cell lung cancer
OC Ovarian cancer
OSCC Oral squamous cell carcinoma
PAI-1 Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1
PC Prostate cancer
PDAC Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
PF Platelet factor
PI Phosphatidylinositol
PI3K Phosphoinositide 3-kinase
PIP2 Phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate
PKA/PKC protein kinase A/C
PLC Phospholipase C
pDC Plasmacytoid dendrites
RCC Renal cell carcinoma
SCCHN Squamous cell carcinoma of head and neck
SDF-1 Stromal cell-derived factor-1
SR-POX Scavenger receptor for phosphatidylserine and oxidized LDL
TAL Tumor-associated lymphocyte
TAM Tumor-associated macrophage
TAN Tumor-associated neutrophil
TCSC Tissue-committed stem cell
TIF Tumor-induced factor
TIL Tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte
TME Tumor microenvironment
TNF Tumor necrosis factor
VEGF Vascular endothelial growth factor