| 5-FU | 5-fluorouracil |
| AIF | apoptosis-inducing factor |
| AKT | Protein kinase B |
| AO/BE | acridine orange/ethidium bromide |
| ASK1 | apoptosis signal-regulating kinase 1 |
| BTK | Bruton’s tyrosine kinase |
| CDKs | cyclin-dependent kinases |
| c-FLIP | FLICE-inhibitory protein |
| CKIs | cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitors |
| CRC | colorectal cancer |
| DCF | fluorescent 2′,7′-dichlorofluorescein |
| DD | death domain |
| EB | ethidium bromide |
| ER | endoplasmic reticulum |
| FITC | fluorescein isothiocyanate |
| H2DCF | 2′,7′-dichlorodihydrofluorescein |
| H2DCFDA | 2,7-dichlorodihydrofluorescein diacetate |
| mTOR | mammalian target of rapamycin |
| MTT | 3-(4,5-Dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide |
| PARP | poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase |
| PCD | programmed cell death |
| PD-1 | programmed cell death protein 1 |
| PD-L1 | programmed death ligand-1 |
| PI | propidium iodide |
| PI3K | phosphoinositide-3-kinase |
| PS | phosphatidylserine |
| PME | particle-mesh Ewald |
| PTP | permeability transition pore |
| RMSD | root mean square deviation |
| RMSF | root mean square fluctuation |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| SPC | single point charge |
| TP53 | cellular tumor antigen p53 |
| ΔΨm | mitochondrial membrane potential |