| Breast cancer cells | MDA-MB-231, MCF-7, MDA-MB-468 |
| hepatocellular carcinoma cells | SNU-182, HepG2, Hep3B, H22 SMMC-7721 |
| gastric cancer cells | SGC7901, AGS |
| lung carcinoma | A549 |
| myeloma | U266 cell line |
| ovarian cancer cell line | SKOV3 |
| Akt | protein kinase B |
| AMPK | AMP-activated protein kinase |
| AQP-1 | aquaporin 1 |
| APC | adenomatous polyposis coli |
| Bcl-2 | B-cell lymphoma 2 |
| CCND1 | cyclin D1 |
| c-FLIP | cellular FADD like interdeukin-1-p-converting enzyme inhibitory protein |
| CK1 | casein kinase 1 |
| COX2 | cyclooxygenase-2 |
| CREB | cAMP response element-binding protein |
| DISC | death inducing signaling complex |
| DNMT1 | DNA (cytosine-5)-methyltransferase 1 |
| DR | death receptor |
| EGFR | epidermal growth factor receptor |
| ERK | extracellular signal-regulated kinases |
| EVs | extracellular vesicles |
| GADD45α | growth arrest and DNA damage 45α |
| GLUT1 | glucose transporter 1 |
| HIF-1α | hypoxia-inducible factor 1α |
| HK2 | hexokinase 2 |
| HUVECs | human umbilical vein endothelial cells |
| IO | iron oxide |
| JAK-STAT | Janus kinases-signal transducer and activator of transcription proteins |
| LDHA | lactate dehydrogenase A |
| lncRNAs | long noncoding RNA |
| LRP | low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein |
| MAPK | mitogen-activated protein kinases |
| MARCKS | myristoylated alanine-rich C-kinase substrate |
| MMP | matrix metalloproteinases |
| mTOR | mammalian target of rapamycin |
| NF-κB | nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells |
| NLC | nanostructured lipid carriers |
| NP | nanoparticles |
| NPC | nasopharyngeal carcinoma |
| PI3K | phosphoinositide 3-kinases |
| RXRα | retinoid X receptor α |
| SIRT1 | sirtuin 1 |
| SLN | solid lipid nanoparticles |
| T2D | type 2 diabetes |
| TAFs | tumor-associated fibroblasts |
| TARID | TCF21 antisense RNA inducing demethylation |
| TNF | tumor necrosis factor |
| TRAIL | TNF-related apoptosis-inducing ligand |
| ULK1 | Unc-51 like autophagy activating kinase |
| VEGF | vascular endothelial growth factor |
| ZnO | zinc oxide. |