| AUC | Area under the concentration–time curve |
| BCA | Diquinolinic acid |
| Cmax | Peak concentration |
| DDS | Drug delivery systems |
| DiR | 1,1′-dioctadecyl-3,3,3′,3′-tetramethylindotricarbocyanine iodide |
| DLS | Dynamic light scattering |
| DMEM | Dulbecco’s modified Eagle’s medium |
| DMSO | Dimethyl sulfoxide |
| DSC | Differential scanning calorimetry |
| DTX | Docetaxel |
| EC50 | Half-maximal effective concentration |
| FBS | Fetal bovine serum |
| FTIR | Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy |
| HBSS | Hank’s balanced salt solution |
| HEPES | (4-(2-hydroxyethyl)-1-piperazineethanesulfonic acid |
| IC50 | Median inhibitory concentration |
| IS | Internal standard |
| LC-MS/MS | Liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry |
| LZ-Nnps | Ganoderma natural nanoparticles |
| LZ-Nnps-DTX | Ganoderma natural nanoparticles loaded with docetaxel |
| MRT | Mean retention time |
| Nnps | Natural nanoparticles |
| NO | Nitric oxide |
| OD | Optical density |
| PDI | Polydispersion index |
| PXRD | Powder X-ray diffraction |
| RSA | Radical scavenging activity |
| SEM | Scanning electron microscope |
| SGFP | Simulated gastric fluid containing pepsin |
| SIFT | Simulated intestinal fluid containing trypsin |
| SPF | Specific-pathogen-free |
| t1/2 | Half-life |
| TCM | Traditional Chinese medicine |
| Tmax | Time to reach peak concentration |
| TNF-α | Tumor necrosis factor-α |
| UPLC | Ultra-high performance liquid chromatography |