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. 2023 Feb 18;15(4):1308. doi: 10.3390/cancers15041308
APC Antigen-presenting cell
CAF Carcinoma-associated fibroblast
DC Dendritic cell
ECM Extracellular matrix
eNOS Endothelial nitric oxide synthase
ERK Extracellular signal-regulated kinase
FABP Fatty acid-binding protein
FFA Free fatty acid
GM-CSF Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor
HCC Hepatocellular carcinoma
HGF Hepatocyte growth factor
Hh Hedgehog
HIF Hypoxia-inducible factor
HSC Hepatic stellate cell
IFN Interferon
IGF Insulin-like growth factor
IL Interleukin
JAK Janus kinase
JNK c-Jun N-terminal kinase
KC Kupffer cell
LPS Lipopolysaccharides
LSEC Liver sinusoidal endothelial cell
MAPK Mitogen-activated protein kinase
M-CSF Macrophage colony-stimulating factor
MDSC Myeloid-derived suppressor cell
MMP Matrix metalloproteinase
NAFLD Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
NASH Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis
NET Neutrophil extracellular trap
NF-κB Nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells
NK cell Natural killer cell
NKT cell Natural killer T cell
NOS Nitric oxide synthase
OA Oleic acid
OPN Osteopontin
PA Palmitic acid
PD Programmed death
PD-L Programmed death ligand
PI3K Phosphoinositide-3 kinase
PlGF Placental growth factor
PPAR Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor
ROS Reactive oxygen species
SDF Stromal-derived factor
STAT Signal transducer and activator of transcription
TAM Tumor-associated macrophage
TAZ Transcriptional coactivator with PDZ-binding motif
TREM2 Triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2
TGF Transforming growth factor
Th T helper
TIL Tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte
TIMP Tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase
TLR Toll-like receptor
TME Tumor microenvironment
TNF Tumor necrosis factor
TNSMF Tumor necrosis superfamily member
Treg cell Regulatory T cell
VAP Vascular adhesion protein
VEGF Vascular-endothelial growth factor
Wnt Wingless-related integration sight
YAP Yes-associated protein