ABC	ATP-binding cassette
Andosan™	Water extracts of the mycelia of Agaricus blazei (82.4%), Hericeum erinaceus (14.7%), and Grifola frondosa (2.9%)
BAX	Bcl-2-associated x, apoptosis regulator
Bcl-2	B-cell lymphoma 2
BIRC5	Baculoviral IAP repeat-containing 5
BSGLWE	Sporoderm-broken spores of G. lucidum water extract
Caco-2	Human colorectal adenocarcinoma cell line
CBAEP	Cibacron blue affinity eluted protein
CCNB1	Cyclin B1
CCNE1	Cyclin E1
CDK1	Cyclin-dependent kinase 1
COLO-205	Human colorectal adenocarcinoma cell line 205
COX-2	Cyclooxygenase-2
CRC	Colorectal cancer
CRISPR	Clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats
DNA	Deoxyribonucleic acid
ERK	Extracellular signal-regulated kinase
FIP	Fungal immunomodulatory protein
GIPS	Polysaccharides purified from Gloeostereum incarnatum
GLE	Ganoderma Lucidum extract
GLP	Ganoderma lucidum polysaccharides
GLSF	Ganoderma lucidum extract containg spores and fruiting bodies (30:8 ratio)
HCT-116	Human colorectal carcinoma cell line 116
HIF-1α or HIF1A	Hypoxia-inducible factor-1 alpha
HT-29	Human colorectal adenocarcinoma cell line 29
hTERT	Human telomerase reverse transcriptase
IkappaB-α	NF-kappa-B inhibitor alpha
IL	Interleukin
LAP	Lentinus edodes alcohol precipitate
LEM	Lentinus edodes mycelium extracts
MDR1	Multidrug resistance protein 1
MEK	Mitogen-activated protein kinase
MM	Medicinal mushrooms
MMP-2	Matrix metallopeptidase-2
MRP1	Multidrug resistance-associated protein 1
NAG-1	Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug-activated gene-1
NF-κB	Nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells
NK cells	Natural killer cells
Nrf2	Nuclear factor erythroid 2
p21/Cip1 or CDKN1A	Cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 1
p27/Kip1 or CDKN1B	Cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 1B
p53	Tumor protein p53
PARP	Poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase
PSC-hex	n-hexane fraction of Pleurotus sajor-caju
RAF-1	RAF proto-oncogene serine/threonine-protein kinase
ROS	Reactive oxygen species
SLNT	Water-extracted polysaccharide from Lentinus edodes
SW-480	Surg pathol-derived colorectal cancer cell line 480
SW620/Ad300	Surg pathol-derived colorectal cancer cell line 620
TGF-β	Transforming growth factor beta
THP-1	Tohoku Hospital Pediatrics-1 human monocytic leukemia cell line
TNF-α	Tumor necrosis factor alpha
WAAP	A homogeneous neutral polysaccharide