CAFs	Cancer-associated fibroblasts
CagA	Cytotoxin-associated gene A
CagPAI	Cag pathogenicity island
CCL	Chemokine ligand
COX	Cyclooxygenase
CXCR4	Chemokine receptor 4
CXCL	(C-X-C motif) ligand
EMT	Epithelial-mesenchymal transition
EBV	Epstein-Barr virus
FGF	Fibroblast growth factor
H. pylori	Helicobacter pylori
HGF	Hepatocyte growth factor
HIF1a	Hypoxia-inducible factor 1a
IFN-Γ	Interferon gamma
IL	Interleukin
JAK	Janus kinase
MDSCs	Myeloid-derived suppressor cells
MMPs	Matrix metalloproteinases
MSCs	Mesenchymal stem cells
NF-kB	Nuclear factor-kB
NK	Natural killer
PGE	Prostaglandin E
PDGF	Platelet-derived growth factor
ROS	Reactive oxygen species
SDF	Stromal-derived-factor
SPEM	Spasmolytic polypeptide-expressing metaplasia
STAT3	Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3
TAMs	Tumor-associated macrophages
TGF-β	Transforming growth factor-beta
TLR	Toll-like receptor
TME	Tumor micro-environment
TNF-α	Tumor necrosis factor-alpha
VacA	Vacuolating cytotoxin A
VEGF	Vascular endothelial growth factors