| α-MEM | Minimum Essential Medium: Eagle Alpha Modification |
| AdipoQ | Adiponectin |
| BRCA | Breast cancer |
| CAA | Cancer-associated adipocytes |
| CD11b | Cluster of differentiation molecule 11B |
| CM | Conditioned media |
| ECM | Extracellular matrix |
| FBS | Fetal bovine serum |
| GAPDH | Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase |
| HMSCs | Human mesenchymal stem cells |
| IL-1β | Interleukin-1β |
| IL-6 | Interleukin-6 |
| LEP | Leptin |
| MMP-3 | Matrix metalloproteinase-3 |
| MMP-11 | Matrix metalloproteinase-11 |
| NonCM | Non-conditioned media |
| PAI-1 | Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 |
| PMA | Phorbol myristate acetate |
| RETN | Resistin |
| RQ | Relative quantification |
| TNF-α | Tumor necrosis factor-α |