| ATCC | American Type Culture Collection |
| DMSO | Dimethyl sulfoxide |
| ER | Estrogen receptor |
| FBS | Fetal bovine serum |
| GBM | Glioblastoma |
| HRP | Horseradish peroxidase |
| MAPK | Mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| MTT | 3-(4,5-Dimethyl-2-thiazolyl)-2,5-diphenyl-2-H-tetrazolium bromide |
| PBS | Phosphate buffer saline |
| PCR | Polymerase chain reaction |
| PI3K | Phosphatidylinositol 3 kinase |
| siRNAs | Small interfering RNA |
| TCGA | The Cancer Genome Atlas |
| TSN | Toosendaninz |
| TUNEL | Minal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP-mediated nicked end labeling |