4EBP1	eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4E-binding protein 1
ACT1	NF-κB activator 1
Akt	protein kinase B
ANGPTL4	angiopoietin-like 4
AP-1	activating protein-1
APC	antigen-presenting cell
ART	adipose-resident T cells
ASK1	apoptosis signaling kinase 1
bFGF	basic fibroblast growth factor
BSF-2	B-cell stimulating factor-2
CAFs	cancer-associated fibroblasts
CASP1	caspase 1
CCL	C-C motif ligand
CLS	crown-like structures
COX2	cyclo-oxygenase-2
CSFs	colony-stimulating factors
CXCL	C-X-C motif ligand
DCs	dendritic cells
EGF	epidermal growth factor
ELK	E26 transformation-specific like-1 protein
EMT	epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition
ERK	extracellular signal-regulated kinase
FADD	Fas-associated protein with death domain
FAK	focal adhesion kinase
FXR	farnesoid X receptor
γδT	γδT lymphocytes
GAB1/2	GRB2-associated-binding protein 1 or 2
GRB2	growth factor receptor-bound protein 2
HIF-1α	hypoxia-inducible factor-1α
IFNγ	interferon-γ
IKK-β	inhibitor of nuclear factor kappa-B kinase subunit beta
IL	interleukin
IL-1β	interleukin-1β
IL-6	interleukin-6
IL-6R	IL-6 receptor
IL-8	interleukin-8
IL-10	interleukin-10
iNOS	inductible nitric oxide synthase
IRAK	interleukin-1 receptor-associated kinase
IRF4	interferon regulatory factor 4
IRS	insulin receptor substrate
JAK	Janus kinase
JNK	c-Jun N-terminal kinase
LPS	lipopolysaccharides
MAPK	mitogen-activated-protein kinase
MCP-1	monocyte chemoattractant protein-1
MDSC	myeloid-derived suppressor cells
MEKK	mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase
MEK/MKK	mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase
MHC	major histocompatibility complex
MMP	matrix metallopeptidase
mTOR	mammalian target of rapamycin
MYC	myelocytomatosis oncogene
MYD88	myeloid differentiation primary response 88
NFAT	nuclear factor associated with activated T cells
NF-κB	nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells
NK	natural killer
NKT	natural killer T
ObR	leptin receptor
PDK1	phosphoinositide-dependent kinase-1
PTB	phosphotyrosine-binding domains
PI3K	phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase
PIP3	phosphatidylinositol-3,4,5-trisphosphate
PKC	protein kinase C
PLC	phospholipase C
RAF	rapidly accelerated fibrosarcoma
RANKL	receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa-B ligand
RAS	rat sarcoma virus
RIP	ribosome-inactivating protein
RORγt	RAR-related orphan nuclear receptor-γt
ROS	reactive oxygen species
SHC	SHC (Src homology 2 domain containing) transforming protein
SHP2	Src homology region 2-containing protein tyrosine phosphatase
SOCS3	suppressor of cytokine signaling 3
SOS	son of sevenless
SRC	proto-oncogene, non-receptor tyrosine kinase
STAT	signal transducer and activator of transcription
TAB	mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase 7-interacting protein
TAK	mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase 7
TAMs	tumor-associated macrophages
TANs	tumor-associated neutrophils
TGF-β	transforming growth factor-β
Th1	T-helper 1
Th2	T-helper 2
Th17	T-helper 17
Tregs	regulatory T cells
TLRs	toll-like receptors
TME	tumor micro-environment
TNFα	tumor necrosis factor-α
TNFR	tumor necrosis factor-α receptor
TRADD	tumor necrosis factor receptor type 1-associated DEATH domain protein
TRAF	tumor necrosis factor receptor-associated factors
TYK	tyrosine kinase
VEGF	vascular endothelial growth factor