| ABCG2 | ATP-binding cassette subfamily G member 2 |
| AML | acute myeloid leukemia |
| AMPK | adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase |
| APAF-1 | apoptotic protease activating factor-1 |
| Bax | BCL2-associated x protein |
| Bcl-2 | B-cell lymphoma 2 |
| CaMKII | calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II |
| CDDP | cisplatin |
| CDK | cyclin-dependent kinase |
| CK | protein kinase casein kinase |
| CRC | colorectal cancer |
| CSCs | cancer stem cells |
| CTGF | connective tissue growth factor |
| CYR61 | cysteine-rich angiogenic inducer 61 |
| Cyt c | cytochrome c |
| DNMT1 | DNA methyltransferase 1 |
| DR | death receptor |
| EGCG | epigallocatechin gallate |
| ERK | extracellular signal-regulated kinase |
| FoxM1 | forkhead box M1 |
| GBM | glioblastoma |
| Gli1 | glioma-associated oncogene 1 |
| GSCs | GBM stem cells |
| HCC | human hepatocellular carcinoma |
| HCSLCs | hepatic carcinoma stem-like cells |
| HIF | hypoxia-inducible factor |
| HNSCC | head and neck squamous cell carcinoma |
| HSC | hematopoietic stem cells |
| JAK/STAT | janus kinase/signal transducers and activators of transcription |
| LSCs | leukemia stem cells |
| LCSLCs | lung cancer stem-like cells |
| LY/Api | LY294002 (a PI3K/Akt inhibitor) and apigenin co-treatment |
| MAPKs | mitogen-activated protein kinases |
| MCL | mantle cell lymphoma |
| MMP | matrix metallopeptidase |
| MnSOD | manganese superoxide dismutase |
| NF-κB | nuclear factor-κB |
| NSCLC | non-small cell lung cancer |
| OS | osteosarcoma |
| PARP | poly-ADP ribose polymerase |
| PC | prostate cancer |
| PCSCs | prostate cancer stem cells |
| PCNA | proliferating cell nuclear antigen |
| PI3K | phosphatidylinositol-3 kinase |
| SFCs | sphere-forming cells |
| siRNA | small interfering RNA |
| SIRTs | sirtuins |
| SOX2 | SRY-box transcription factor 2 |
| TAZ | transcriptional coactivator with a PDZ-binding motif |
| TEADs | transcriptional enhanced associate domain |
| TGF-β | transforming growth factor-β |
| TRAIL | tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand |
| TNBC | triple-negative breast cancer |
| TNF-α | tumor necrosis factor-α |
| YAP | yes-associated protein |