| GC | gastric cancer |
| TME | tumor microenvironment |
| MDSC | myeloid-derived suppressor cell |
| TAM | tumor-associated macrophage |
| CAF | carcinoma-associated fibroblast |
| ECM | extracellular matrix |
| EMT | epithelial mesenchymal transformation |
| CXCR | CXC motif chemokine receptor |
| SDF | stromal cell-derived factor |
| CXCL12 | CXC motif ligand 12 |
| DC-SIGNR | DC-SIGN-related protein |
| HNRNPKP2 | heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein K pseudogene 2 |
| MMP | matrix metalloproteinase |
| LAMC2 | laminin subunit γ2 |
| PCDH8 | protocadherin-8 |
| MFSD4 | major facilitator superfamily domain containing 4 |
| FOXO4 | forkhead box o4 |
| OCLN | occludin |
| DDR1 | discoidin domain receptor 1 |
| 3'UTR | 3’ untranslated region |
| METTL3 | methyltransferase-like protein 3 |
| GLUT4 | glucose transporter 4 |
| ENO2 | enolase-2 |
| LOX | lysyl oxidase |
| NF-κB | nuclear factor-kappaB |
| ERK | extracellular regulated kinase |
| TGF-β | transforming growth factor-β |
| PCDHGA9 | protocadherin gamma subfamily A9 |
| RYK | receptor-like tyrosine kinase |
| ICAM-1 | intercellular cell adhesion molecule-1 |
| VCAM-1 | vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 |
| VEGF | vascular endothelial growth factor |
| CSMD1 | CUB and sushi multiple domains protein 1 |
| PTEN | phosphatase and tensin homolog |
| PCNA | proliferating cell nuclear antigen |
| UCHL1 | ubiquitin C-terminal hydrolase-L 1 |
| COL5A2 | collagen type V alpha 2 chain |
| FRAS1 | fraser extracellular matrix complex subunit 1 |
| LATS1 | large tumor suppressor factor 1 |
| CTGF | connective tissue growth factor |
| HSC | hepatic stellate cell |
| NK | natural killer |
| KC | kupffer cell |
| HGF | hepatocyte growth factor |
| CEA | carcinoembryonic antigen |
| CAM | cell adhesion molecule |
| EV | extracellular vesicle |
| α-SMA | α-smooth muscle actin |
| Ang-1 | angiopoietin-1 |
| EGFR | epidermal growth factor receptor |
| IGF | insulin like growth factor |
| PDGF | platelet-derived growth factor |
| FGF | fibroblast growth factor |
| NET | neutrophil extracellular trap |
| CTLA-4 | cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen 4 |