2D	(two-dimensional)
3D	(three-dimensional)
ADAMs	(disintegrin and metalloproteinases)
ADAMTS	(thrombospondin motifs)
ASKVKV	(Ala-Ser-Lys-Val-Lys-Val)
BFGF	(fibroblast growth factor)
BM	(basement membranes)
BMP	(bone morphogenetic protein)
CXCL	(C-X-C motif ligand)
CAC	(colitis-associated colon cancer)
CAFs	(cancer-associated fibroblasts)
COMP	(cartilage oligomeric matrix protein)
COX-2	(cyclooxygenase 2)
CRC	(colorectal cancer)
CRLM	(colorectal liver metastasis)
DAMPs	(damage-associated molecular patterns)
DDR	(DNA damage response)
DDrs	(discoidin domain receptors)
dECM	(decellularized ECM)
DEFA3	(Defensin Alpha 3)
EAC	(esophageal adenocarcinoma)
EBP	(elastin binding protein)
ECM	(extracellular matrix)
ED-A and ED-B	(extra domain A-B)
EGF	(epidermal growth factor)
EHS	(Engelbreth-Holm-Swarm) c
EMT	(epithelial to mesenchymal transition)
EP	(E-type prostanoid)
ERK	(extracellular-regulated kinase)
FAK	(focal adhesion kinase)
FGF-2	(fibroblast growth factor)
FMLP	(formyl met-leu-phe)
FOLFIRI	(folinic acid, fluorouracil acid and irinotecan)
FOLFIRINOX	(folinic acid, fluoruracil acid, irinotecan and oxaliplatin)
GAGs	(glycosaminoglycans)
GLUT	(glucose transporters)
GM-CSF	(Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor)
HA	(hyaluronic acid)
HIF	(hypoxia-inducible factor)
HC	(Healhty colon)
HL	(Healthy Liver)
IBD	(inflammatory bowel disease)
IFNγ	(interferon gamma)
ILs	(interleukins)
IM	(interstitial matrix)
IME	(inflammatory microenvironment)
JNK	(c-Jun N-terminal kinase)
LAP	(latency-associated protein)
LTBP	(Latent TGFβ binding protein)
LAP	(latency-associated protein)
LOX	(lysyl oxidases)
LOXLs	(LOX-like proteins)
MAPK	(mitogen-activated protein kinase)
MCs	(mast cells)
MT1-MMP	(membrane-type 1 matrix metalloproteinase)
MHs	(microporous hydrogels)
MIP	(macrophage inflammatory protein)
MMPs	(metalloproteinases)
MHC	(Major Histocompatibility Complex)
MTT	(3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide)
MYC	(myelocytomatosis)
NETs	(neutrophil extracellular traps)
NF-kB	(nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells)
NK	(natural killer)
OPN	(Osteopontin)
PAI	(plasminogen activator inhibitor)
PAMPs	(pathogen-associated patterns)
PDAC	(pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma)
PDGF	(platelet-derived growth factor)
PDGF-EC	(platelet derived endothelial cell growth factor)
PGP	(Pro-Gly-Pro)
PGs	(proteoglycans)
PPARs	(peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors)
PGE2	(Prostaglandin E2)
PTEN	(Phosphatase and tensin homolog)
PTPs	(protein tyrosine phosphatases)
PVDF	(polyvinylidene fluoride)
RA	(rheumatoid arthritis)
RNI	(reactive nitrogen intermediate)
RNS	(reactive nitrogen species)
ROCK1	(Rho-associated protein kinase 1)
ROS	(reactive oxygen species)
SDF	(stromal cell-derived factor 1)
SERPINE2	(serine proteinase inhibitor-E2)
SIKVAV	(Ser-Ile-Lys-Val-Ala-Val)
SRC	(Proto-oncogene tyrosine-protein kinase)
TAMs	(Tumor associated macrophages)
TANs	(tumor-associated neutrophils)
TGF-β	(transforming growth factor β)
Th17	(T-helper IL-17 producing cells)
TINKs	(tumor-infiltrating natural killer cells)
TIMP	(tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases)
TLRs	(Toll-like receptors)
TME	(tumor microenvironment)
TNF-α	(tumor necrosis factor α)
TNFR	(tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily)
Tregs	(Regulatory T cells)
TSPs	(Thrombospondins)
VEGF	(vascular endothelial growth factors)