| CCK-8 | Cell counting kit-8 |
| CUS | Chronic unpredictable stress |
| ELISA | Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay |
| EPM | Elevated plus maze |
| GC | Gastric cancer |
| HPA | Hypothalamic—pituitary—adrenal axis |
| IHC | Immunohistochemistry |
| NICD | Notch intracellular domain |
| OFT | Open field test |
| OS | Overall survival |
| PDX | Patient-derived xenografts |
| RT-qPCR | Real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction |
| shRNA | Short hairpin RNA |
| SNS | Sympathetic nervous system |
| STAD | Stomach adenocarcinoma |
| TST | Tail suspension test |