| PTM | Post-translational modification |
| HCC | Hepatocellular carcinom |
| TME | Tumor microenvironment |
| MAFLD | Metabolic associated fatty liver |
| NAFLD | Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease |
| NASH | Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis |
| CO2 | Carbon dioxide |
| TCA | Tricarboxylic acid |
| PEP | Phosphoenolpyruvate |
| LDHA | Lactate dehydrogenase A |
| GDH | Glutamate dehydrogenase |
| DC | Dendritic cells |
| MCT | Monocarboxylate transporter |
| HK | Hexokinase |
| GAPDH | Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase |
| PKM2 | Pyruvate kinase 2 |
| LDH | Lactate dehydrogenase |
| TACE | Transarterial-chemoembolization |
| GPR81 | G protein-coupled receptor 81 |
| PDK | Pyruvate dehydrokinase |
| PDH | Pyruvate dehydrogenase |
| HIF-1α | Hypoxia-inducible factor 1α |
| PCAF | P300/CBP-associated factor |
| NK | Natural killer |
| Tregs | Regulatory T cells |
| CTLs | Cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs) |
| NKTs | Natural killer T cells |
| TAMs | Tumor-associated macrophages |
| VEGF | Vascular endothelial growth factor |
| ARG1 | Arginase-1 |
| MDSCs | Myeloid-derived suppressor cells |
| PHD | Prolyl hydroxylase |
| BMDM | Bone marrow-derived macrophages |
| INF-γ | Interferon gamma |
| LGSH | Lactyl-glutathione |
| GLO2 | Glyoxalase 2 |
| HDAC | Class I histone deacetylases |
| BCAP | Phosphoinositide 3-kinase |
| TIMs | Tumor-infiltrating myeloid cells |
| NSCLC | Non-small cell lung cancer |
| VHL | Inactive von Hippel-Lindau |
| ccRCC | Clear cell renal cell carcinoma |
| PDGFRβ | Platelet-derived growth factor receptor beta |
| LCSCs | Liver cancer stem cells |
| ALDOA | Aldolase A |
| LDHi | Lactate dehydrogenase inhibitor |
| NTT | Non-tumor tissues |
| PD-1 | Programmed cell death protein-1 |
| CTLA-4 | Cytotoxic T lymphocyte antigen |
| TIGIT | T cell Ig and ITIM domain |
| TIM-3 | T cell immunoglobulin domain and mucin domain-3 |
| LAG3 | Lymphocyte activation gene 3 |
| BTLA | B and T lymphocyte attenuator |
| 2-DG | 2-Deoxy-D-glucose |
| 3-BrPA | 3-Bromopyruvate |
| ESCC | Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma |