| CSC | cancer stem cell |
| TRAIL | tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand |
| PE | phycoerythrin |
| TRAIL-R | receptor of tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand |
| NOD/SCID | non-obese diabetic/severe combined immunodeficiency |
| TNF | tumor necrosis factor |
| DR | death receptor |
| CRPC | castration-resistant prostate cancer |
| FDA | food and drug administration |
| SD | standard deviation |
| LDH | lactate dehydrogenase |
| 7-AAD | 7-aminoactinomycin D |
| non-CSC | non-cancer stem cell |
| FITC | fluorescein isothiocyanate |
| APC | allophycocyanin |
| DCR | decoy receptor |
| ATP | adenosine triphosphate |
| AIF | apoptosis inducing factor |
| MAPK | mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| DSMZ | Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen |
| RPMI | Roswell Park Memorial Institute medium |
| ATCC | American Type Culture Collection |
| DMSO | dimethyl sulfoxide |
| EDTA | ethylenediaminetetracetic acid |
| PBS | phosphate-buffered saline |
| PerCP | peridinin chlorophyll |
| ANOVA | analysis of variance |