ACLY	ATP citrate lyase
ACP	Acidic phosphatase
ADR	Adriamycin
AICAR	(5-Aminoimidazole-4-carboxamide-1-b-4-ribofuranoside
Akt	Protein kinase B
AMPK	Adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase
AMPKa	AMP-activated protein kinase
Ar-turmerone	Aromatic turmerone
ATM	Ataxia telangiectasia mutated
ATO	Arsenic trioxide
Bax	Bcl 2-associated X protein
Bcl	B cell lymphoma 2
BCRP	Breast cancer resistance protein
Bid	BH3-interacting domain death agonist
BIP	Binding immunoglobulin protein
Cdc	Cell division cycle
CDKI	Cyclin-dependent kinases inhibitors
cFLIP	Cellular FLICE-like inhibitory protein
CHK2	Checkpoint kinase 2
cMet	Tyrosine-protein kinase Met
CNTM	Complete natural turmeric matrix
COX-2	Cyclooxygenase -2
CREB	Camp-response element
CTR	Calcitonin receptor
DC	Dendritic cells
DNA	Deoxyribonucleic acid
DNMT1	DNA (cytosine-5)-methyltransferase 1
DOXR	Doxorubicin
DR4	Death receptor 4
ED50	Effective dose—50%
EGFR	Epithelial growth factor
ELISA	Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
EMT	Epithelial mesenchymal transition
ER	Endoplasmic reticulum
ERK	Extracellular regulated kinase
ER	α-Estrogen response
ETME	N-(β-Elemene-13-yl) tryptophan methyl ester
FACS	Fluorescence activated cell sorting
FAS	First apoptosis signal
FITC	Fluorescein isothiocyanate
FN	Furanodiene
GBM	Glioblastoma multiform
GFAP	Glial fibrillary acidic protein
GSCs	Glioblastoma stem cells
GSK	3-Glycogen synthase kinase
HCC	Hepatocellular carcinoma
HER	Human epithelial growth receptor
HIF-1	Hypoxia-inducible factors
HSC	Hepatic stellate cells
HUVEC	Human umbilical vein endothelial cells
IAPs	Inhibitor of apoptosis protein
IARC	The international agency for research on cancer
IC50	Half-maximal inhibitory concentration
IGF-1R	Insulin-like factor-1 receptor
IL2	Interleukin 2
JAK	JANUS-activated kinases
JNK	c Jun N terminal kinase
LDH	Lactate dehydrogenase
LPS	Lipopolysaccharide
MAPK	Mitogen activated protein kinase
MDR	Multi-resistance protein gene
MKK	Mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase
MMP-9	Matrix metalloproteinase -9
MMP	Mitochondrial membrane potential
mRNA	Messenger ribonucleic acid
Myc	Myelocytomatosis
NAC	N-acetyl cysteine
NF-κB	Nuclear factor kappa light chain enhancer of activated B cells
NFATc-1	Nuclear factor of activated T-cells, cytoplasmic 1
NLC	Nanostructured lipid carriers
NSCLC	Non-small cell lung cancer cell
N-WASP	Neural Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome protein
PARP	Poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase; PARP
PCNA	Protein cell nuclear antigen
P-gp	Permeability glycoprotein
Phosphor-cdc2	Phosphorylated cell division cycle 2
PKC	Protein kinase C
PLGA	Poly (lactic-co-glycolic acid)
PUMA	p 53 upregulated modulator of apoptosis
RANKL	Receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa-Β ligand
ROS	Reactive oxygen species
RT-PCR	Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction
SHH	Sonic hedgehog
SLN	Solid lipid nanoparticles
STAT	Signal transducer and activator of transcription
TAM	Tamoxifen
TMZ	Temozolomide
TNF	Tumor necrosis factor
TPA	12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate
TRAP	Tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase
VCAM	Vascular cell adhesion molecules
VEGF	Vascular endothelial growth factor
WST-1	Water soluble tetrazolium salts-1
z-DEVD-fmk	Z-D (OMe)E (OMe)VD(OMe) fluoromethylketone