| ALPL | alkaline phosphatase |
| APC | adipose progenitor cells |
| AT | adipose tissue |
| αSMA | α-smooth muscle actin |
| BAT | brown adipose tissue |
| BSA | bovine serum albumin |
| CAA | cancer-associated adipocyte |
| CAF | cancer associated fibroblast |
| CTRL | control |
| DMEM | Dulbecco’s modified Eagle medium |
| EGF | epidermal growth factor |
| ECM | extracellular matrix |
| ER | estrogen receptor |
| FACS | fluorescence-activated cell sorting |
| FGF2 | fibroblast growth factor 2 |
| ICC | intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma |
| IFNγ | interferon gamma |
| INHBA | inhibin BA |
| IL1β | interleukin 1 beta |
| IL6 | interleukin 6 |
| IPF | idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis |
| PBS | phosphate buffer saline |
| PCR | polymerase chain reaction |
| PD-L1 | programmed death-ligand1 or CD274 |
| PLIN1 | perilipin 1 |
| RT | reverse transcription |
| SEM | standard error of the mean |
| SVF | stroma vascular fraction |
| TGFβ | tumor growth factor β |
| TGF-RI | tumor growth factor receptor I |
| TNFα | tumor necrosis factor α |
| UCP1 | uncoupling protein 1 |
| WAT | white adipose tissue |
| WHO | World Health Organization |