MSCs	mesenchymal stem cells
TRAIL	tumour necrosis factor related apoptosis inducing ligand
CSCs	cancer stem cells
IL	interleukin
IFN	interferon
NSCLC	non-small cell lung cancer
mTOR	mammalian target of rapamycin
HDAC	histone deacetylases
BCL-2	B-cell lymphoma 2
ABCG2	ATP-binding cassette sub-family G member 2
ALDH1	aldehyde dehydrogenase 1
PARP	poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase
cFLIP	cellular FLICE (FADD-like IL-1β-converting enzyme)-inhibitory protein
XIAP	X-linked inhibitor of apoptosis protein
SAHA	suberoylanilide hydroxamic acid
shRNA	short hairpin RNA
RNAi	RNA interference
VEGF	vascular endothelial growth factor
PDGF	platelet-derived growth factor
FGF	fibroblast growth factors
IGF-1	Insulin-like growth factor 1
TGF-β	transforming growth factor beta
IDO	indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase
HGF	hepatocyte growth factor
EGF	epidermal growth factor
WNT	proto-oncogene protein
Cas	caspase
FADD	fas-associated protein with death domain
BID	BH3 interacting-domain death agonist
P53	tumor protein
Apaf-1	apoptotic protease activating factor 1