TAMs	Tumor-associated macrophages
ROS	Reactive oxygen species
TNF-α	Tumor necrosis factor-α
IL-	Interleukin-
CXCL	C-X-C motif chemokine ligand
CCL	C-C motif chemokine ligand
TGF-β	Transforming growth factor β
TLRs	Toll-like receptors
STAT3	Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3
c-MYC	Cellular myelocytomatosis viral oncogene
NF-κB	Nuclear factor kappa-B
MRP14/S100A9	Myeloid-related protein-14
MyD88	Myeloid differentiation factor 88
AI-2	Autoinducer-2
TNFSF9	TNF receptor superfamily member 9
SCARI1/CD163	Scavenger receptor cysteine-rich type 1 protein M130
PRRs	Pattern recognition receptors
NLRs	NOD-like Receptors
MMPs	Matrix metalloproteinases
MHC	Major histocompatibility complex
miRNAs	micro-RNAs
CIITA	Major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class II transactivator
HLAII	Human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class II
PI3K	Phosphatidylinositide 3-kinases
AKT/PKB	Protein kinase B
LPS	Lipopolysaccharides
iNOS	Inducible nitric oxide synthase
HDAC	Histone deacetylase
HLA-DR	Human leukocyte antigen DR
MR/CD206	Mannose receptor
TCA cycle	Tricarboxylic acid cycle
VEGF	Vascular endothelial growth factor
ARG-1	Arginase 1
HIF-1α	Hypoxia-inducible factor-1α
MAPK	Mitogen-activated protein kinase
Lcn-2	Lipocalin 2
SOX9	Sex-determining region of the Y chromosome (SRY)-box transcription factor 9
COX-2	Cyclooxygenase-2
SREBP-1a	Sterol regulatory element binding proteins transcription factor 1a
SHP-1/PTPN6	Protein tyrosine phosphatase
Th	T helper cell
Tregs	Regulatory T cells
PITPNM3	PITPNM family member 3
PD-L1	Programmed death-ligand 1
PD-L2	Programmed death-ligand 2
SHIP1	Src homology 2‑containing inositol‑5′‑phosphatase 1
TAB2	TGF-β activated kinase 1 (MAP3K7) binding protein 2
SOCS1	Suppressors of cytokine signaling 1
TIMP3	TIMP Metallopeptidase Inhibitor 3
TGFBR3	Transforming growth factor beta receptor 3
MLL3	Myeloid/lymphoid or mixed lineage leukemia 3
GRHL2	Grainy head-like transcription factor 2
FOXO3	Forkhead box O3
GSK-3β	Glycogen synthase kinase-3β
MMAC1/PTEN	Mutated in multiple advanced cancers 1