5-HTP	5-Hydroxytryptophan
AchR	Acetylcholine receptor
ADP	Adenosine diphosphate
Akt	Protein kinase B
ARF	ADP-ribosylation factor
ATP	Adenosine triphosphate
B cell	B lymphocyte
BBB	Blood–brain barrier
BCNU	Carmustine
BMAL1	Basic helix-loop-helix ARNT-like protein 1
BMEC	Brain microvascular endothelial cell
CAR-T	Chimeric antigen receptor T-cell
CCG	Clock-controlled genes
CCNU	Lomustine
CDK	Cyclin-dependent kinase
CLOCK	Circadian locomotor output cycles protein kaput
CM-NP	Curcumin-loaded noisome nanoparticle
CNS	Central nervous system
Co-MION	Carboxymethylcellulose capping ligand
CPPs	Cell-penetrating peptides
CRY	Cryptochrome
CTX	Chlorotoxin
DBP	D-box binding protein
DEX	Dexamethasone
DOTAP	Dioleoyl-3-trimethylammonium propane
Dp44mT	Di-2-pyridylketone 4,4-dimethyl-3-thiosemicarbazone
ECM	Extracellular matrix
ECs	Endothelial cells
EGFR	Epidermal growth factor receptor
FDA	Food and Drug Administration
FR	Folate receptor
GB	Glioblastoma
GDP	Guanosine diphosphate
GEF	Guanine nucleotide exchange factor
GSCs	Glioblastoma stem-like cells
GSK-3	Glycogen synthase kinase-3
GTP	Guanosine triphosphate
HA	Hyaluronic acid
HeLa	Human cervical cancer cells
HIF-1α	Hypoxia-inducible factor 1-alpha
HSA	Human serum albumin
HSVtk	Herpes simplex virus thymidine kinase
ICI	Immune checkpoint inhibitors
IDH-1	Isocitrate dehydrogenase 1
IL-1β	Interleukin-1ß
IL6-R	Interleukin 6 receptor
INK	Cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitors
LbGP	Lycium barbarum
LDHA	Lactate dehydrogenase A
LDLR	Low-density lipoprotein receptor
LGMN	Legumain
LIC	Lactate-IL-1β-Clock
MDK	Midkine
MDM2	Mouse double minute 2 homologue
MDMX	Mouse double minute X homologue
MDSCs	Myeloid-derived suppressor cells
MGMT	O6-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase
MRI	Magnetic resonance imaging
NDRG	N-myc downstream-regulated gene
NFIL	Nuclear factor, interleukin 3-regulated.
NF-Κb	Nuclear factor-κB
NK	Natural killer
NMDAR	N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor
NSCs	Neural stem cells
OS	Overall survival
PAA	Poly(acrylic acid)
PBAE	Poly(beta-amino ester)
PCV	Vincristine
PDGFR	Platelet-derived growth factor receptor
PER	Period
PFS	Progression-free survival
P-gp	P-glycoprotein
PHR	Histidine/arginine-linked polyamidoamine
PI3K	Phosphoinositide 3-kinase
PIP	Phosphatidylinositol phosphate
PLK1	Polo-like Kinase 1
Plofsome	Polymer-locking fusogenic liposome
pRB	Retinoblastoma protein
PTEN	Phosphatase and tensin homologue
RAR	Retinoic Acid Receptor
RAS	Rat sarcoma small GTPase
REV-ERB	Nuclear Receptor Subfamily 1 group D
ROR	RAR-related Orphan Receptor
RORE	Retinoic acid-related orphan receptor response element
RTK	Receptor tyrosine kinase
SCN	Suprachiasmatic nucleus
Sev	Sevoflurane
siYAP	YAP small interfering inhibitor
SPION	Superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles
STAT3	Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3
T cell	T lymphocyte
TfR	Transferrin receptor
TIAM1	Metastasis-inducing protein-1
TME	Tumour microenvironment
TMZ	Temozolomide
TTFL	Translational-transcriptional feedback/feed-forward loops
VEGF	Vascular endothelial growth factor
VEGFR	Vascular endothelial growth factor receptor
VP	Verteporfin
WHO	World Health Organization