bFGF	basic fibroblastic growth factor
CAFs	cancer-associated fibroblasts
CAV1	caveolin 1
CTL	cytotoxic T lymphocyte
CAFs	cancer-associated fibroblasts
DNA	deoxyribonucleic aid
ECs	endothelial cells
EGFR	epidermal growth factor receptor
EMT	mesenchymal transition
ESCC	esophageal squamous cell carcinoma
ER	endoplasmic reticulum
EVs	extracellular vehicles
HIF-1α	hypoxia inducible factor 1 alpha
HNSCC	head and neck squamous cell carcinoma
HNC	head and neck cancer
HUVECs	human umbilical vein endothelial cells
HSP90	heat shock protein90
LCL	lymphoblastic-like cell line
LSCC	laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma
LOXL2	lysyl oxidase like 2
MDSC	myeloid-derived suppressor cell
MFAP5	microfibrillar-associated protein 5
MSCs	mesenchymal stem cells
MMP13	matrix metalloproteinase-13
mini-SEC	mini size-exclusion chromatography
mRNA	messenger ribonucleic acid
miRNA	micro ribonucleic acid
N/A	not available
NADDP1	nucleosome assembly protein 1
NK	nature killer
NKG2D	natural killer Group 2 member D
NPC	nasopharyngeal carcinoma
4NQO	4-nitroquinoline 1-oxide
OSCC	oral squamous cell carcinoma
PD-L1	programmed death ligand 1
PVOPC	human papilloma virus-16 associated oropharyngeal cancer
PDCD4	programmed cell death 4
PTEN	phosphatase and tensin homolog
RNA	ribonucleic acid
SEC	size exclusion chromatography
TAMs	tumor associated macrophages
TEM	transmission electron microscopy
TDEs	tumor-derived exosomes
TME	tumor microenvironment
VEGF	vascular endothelial growth factor
WB	western blot