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. 2022 Mar 11;14(6):1452. doi: 10.3390/cancers14061452
Abbreviation Meaning
AcAc Acetoacetate
AML Acute myeloid leukemia
APE1 AP endonuclease
Arg-1 Arginase-1
ASC Apoptosis-associated spot protein
ATM Ataxia telangiectasia-mutated
BAK Bcl-2 homologous antagonist/killer
BAX Bcl-2-associated X protein
cCAS cGAMP synthetase
CCL2 Chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 2
CCL5 Chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 2
CD47 Antigenic surface determinant protein OA3
CD206 Mannose receptor
cGAMP Cyclic GMP-AMP
CHK2 Cell Cycle Checkpoint
CSF-1 Colony Stimulating Factor-1
CTLs Cytotoxic T lymphocytes
CXCL10 CXC chemokine ligand 10
DAMPs Damage associated molecular patterns
DCs Dendritic cells
DDRs DNA damage repair responses
DNase I Deoxyribonuclease I
DNase II Deoxyribonuclease II
Drp1 Dynamin-related protein-1
dsDNA Double-stranded DNA
ECM Extracellular matrix
ER Endoplasmic reticulum
EVs Extracellular vesicles
GM-CSF Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor
GSDMD Gasdermin-D
HLA Human leukocyte antigen
HMGB1 High-mobility group protein B1
IFN-β Interferon-β
IFN-γ Interferon-γ
IL-1α Interleukin-1 alpha
IL-1β Interleukin-1 beta
IL-4 Interleukin 4
IL-6 Interleukin 6
IL-10 Interleukin 10
IL-12 Interleukin 12
IL-13 Interleukin 13
IL-18 Interleukin 18
IL-23IRF3 Interleukin 23Interferon regulatory Factor 3
LAP LC3-associated phagocytosis
LPS Lipopolysaccharide
MAPK Mitogen-activated protein kinases
MDVs Mitochondria-derived vesicles
MDSCs Myeloid-derived suppressor cells
MHC-II Major histocompatibility complex-II
MOMP Mitochondrial outer membrane permeability
MPTP Mitochondrial permeability transition pore
Mros mitochondrial reactive oxygen species
MT1-MMP Membrane type 1 matrix metalloproteinase
mtDNA mitochondrial DNA
MyD88 Myeloid differentiation factor88
NALP3 NLR family, pyrin domain containing 3
nDNA Nuclear DNA
NETs Extracellular traps
NF-κB Nuclear factor-κB
NK Natural Killer Cell
NLRP3 Pyrin domain containing protein 3
NLRs Nod-like receptors
OXPHOS Oxidative phosphorylation
PD-L1 Programmed death 1 ligand 1
PAMPs Pathogen-associated molecular patterns
POLG Polymerase gamma
PRRs Pattern recognition receptors
ROS Reactive oxygen species
STING Stimulator of Interferon Genes
TANs Tumor-associated neutrophils
TAMs Tumor-associated macrophages
TBK1 TANK-binding kinase 1
TDEs Tumor-derived exosomes
TFAM Transcription Factor A
TGF-β Transforming Growth Factor
Th1 Helper T cell
TLRs Toll-like receptors
TME Tumor microenvironments
TNBC Triple-negative breast cancer
TNF-α Tumor necrosis factor-α
Tregs Regulatory T cells
TREX1 Three initial repair exonuclease 1
TRIF TIR domain
VDAC Voltage-dependent anion channel
VEGF Vascular endothelial growth factor
8-OHG 8-hydroxyguanosine