RCC |
Renal cell carcinoma |
ccRCC |
clear cell renal cell carcinoma |
miRNA |
microRNA |
TAMs |
Tumor-associated macrophages |
THP-1-Mφ |
Mφ subtype differentiated from THP-1 cell |
THP-1-M2 |
M2 subtype differentiated from THP-1 cell |
M2-Exos |
Exosomes derived from M2 macrophages |
miR-21-Inh |
miR-21-5p inhibitor |
miR-21-NC |
miR-21-5p negative control |
miR-21-Inh-Exos |
Exosomes derived from M2 macrophages transfected with miR-21-Inh |
miR-21-NC-Exos |
Exosomes derived from M2 macrophages transfected with miR-21-NC |
CAM |
Chorioallantoic membrane |
DLS |
Dynamic light scattering |
DAPI |
4′,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole |
GAPDH |
Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase |
H&E |
Hematoxylin and Eosin |
IHC |
Immunohistochemistry |
IF |
Immunofluorescence |
3′UTRs |
the 3′-untranslated regions of mRNA |
qPCR |
quantitative PCR |
RT-qPCR |
Reverse transcription-qPCR |
PTEN |
Phosphatase and tensin homolog |
CD163 |
Cluster of differentiation 163 |
CD206 |
Cluster of differentiation 206 |
HLA-DR |
Human leukocyte antigen-DR isotype |
TNF-α |
Tumor necrosis factor alpha |
MMP-9 |
Matrix metalloproteinase 9 |
EMT |
Epithelial-mesenchymal transition |