| COX-2 | cyclooxygenase-2 |
| iNOS | inducible nitric oxide synthase |
| NF-κB | inhibiting nuclear factor kappa B |
| VEGF | vascular endothelial growth factor |
| APAs | Apolipoprotein A-I (apoA-I) peptide analogs |
| ND | Nanodisc |
| APA-NDs | Apolipoprotein A-I Mimetic Peptide NDs |
| MCL | mantle cell lymphoma |
| cNLPs | curcumin-loaded nanolipoprotein particles |
| KDM6B | lysine-specific demethylase 6B |
| MSCs | mesenchymal stem cells |
| DOX | doxorubicin |
| Cur | curcumin |
| MD | molecular dynamics |
| DMPC | 1,2-dimyristoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine |
| Fmoc | 9-Fluorenylmethyloxycarbonyl |
| H2O-ACN | water and acetonitrile |
| TFA | trifluoroacetic |
| NaCh | sodium cholate |
| SEC | size exclusion chromatography |
| DLS | dynamic light scattering |
| FCM | flow cytometry |
| dH | hydrodynamic diameter |
| EE% | entrapment efficiency |
| LC% | loading capacity |
| OD | optical density |
| DMEM | Dulbecco’s Modified Eagle Medium |
| FBS | fetal bovine serum |
| RMSD | root-mean-square deviation |
| μRMSD | the mean root mean square deviation |
| AA | amino acid |
| S/Ser | Serine |
| P/Pro | Proline |
| W/Trp | Tryptophan |
| pLDDT | the predicted Local Distance Difference Test |
| pTM | the predicted Template Modeling score |
| H-bond | hydrogen bond |
| SASA | the solvent-accessible surface area |
| NDSC | the ND surface curvature |