↑	upregulation
↓	downregulation
5-FU	5-fluorouracil
ABC	ATP-binding cassette transporter proteins
ABCB1, ABCG1	isoforms of ATP-binding cassette transporter proteins
ARE	antioxidant response element
ABT-263	small molecule that inhibits Bcl-2; 4-(4-{[2-(4-Chlorophenyl)-5,5-dimethyl-1-cyclohexen-1-yl]methyl}c-1-piperazinyl)-N-[(4-{[(2R)-4-(4-morpholinyl)-1-(phenylsulfanyl)-2-butanyl]amino}-3-[(trifluoromethyl)sulfonyl]phenyl)sulfonyl]benzamide
ABT-737	small molecule that inhibits Bcl-2; 4-{4-[(4′-Chloro-2-biphenylyl)methyl]-1-piperazinyl}-N-[(4-{[(2R)-4-(dimethylamino)-1-(phenylsulfanyl)-2-butanyl]amino}-3-nitrophenyl)sulfonyl]benzamide
AKT	protein kinase B
ALDH	aldehyde dehydrogenase
ALP	autophagy lysosomes systems
AMPK	AMP-activated protein kinase
APAF1	apoptotic protease activating factor 1
APR-246	drug that binds to p53 (restoring p53 function) and depletes glutathione; PRIMA-1, 2-hydroxymethyl-2-methoxymethyl-aza-bicyclo[2.2.2]octan-3-one
AR	androgen receptor
ATR	serine/threonine protein kinase
Axl, Tyro3	receptors for tyrosine kinase
BASE	base excision repair
Bax	Bcl-2-associated X protein/Bcl-2-like protein 4
Bcl-2	B cell lymphoma 2 protein
Bcl-XL	B cell lymphoma extra-large protein
BCRA1, 2	breast cancer susceptible genes
BCRP	breast cancer resistant protein
BER	base excision repair
BH	Bcl-2 homology domain
BIM	Bcl-2 like protein 11
BNDQ	quercetin and doxorubicin co-encapsulated biotin receptor-targeting nanoparticles
BPIS	bound polyphenols of inner shell from foxtail millet bran
BRAF	serine/threonine-protein kinase B-Raf
C	catechin
CAB	carboplatin
CAPE	caffeic acid phenethyl ester
CAR	constitutive androstane receptor
caspase-3, 8, 9	cysteine aspartic proteases-3, 8, 9
CBZ	cabazitaxel
CD44, 24, 133	cluster of differentiation 44, 24, 133
CDF	difluorinated curcumin
CDK 2,4,6	cyclin-dependent kinases 2,4,6
CDPP	cisplatin
CEA	carcioembryonic antigen
cFLIP	regulator of caspase-8 activation; cellular FLICE (FADD-like IL-1β-converting enzyme)-inhibitory protein
CgA	chromogranin
Chk1/2	Check point kinase 1/2
cIAP-1,2	cellular inhibitor of apoptosis protein 1,2
COMT	catechol-O-methyl transferase
COX-2	ciclo-oxygenase 2
CPT11	irinotecan
CREB-1	element binding protein-1
CRPC	castration-resistant prostate cancer
CSC	cancer stem cells
CXCR4	CXC chemokine receptor type 4
CYP1A1, CYP1B1, CYP19A1, CYP17A1	isoforms of cytochrome 450
CYP3A4	cytochrome P450 3A4
DDR	DNA damage response
DIABLO	direct IAP-binding protein with Low pI
DMBA	7,12-dimethylbenz[a] anthracene
DNA	deoxyribonucleic acid
DOC	docetaxel
DOX	doxorubicin (adriamycin)
DPPT	deoxypodophyllotoxin
DR4/5	pro-apoptotic death receptors
EC	epicatechin
EGC	epigallocatechin
EGCG	epigallocatechingallate
EGF	epidermal growth factor
EGFR	epithelial growth factor receptor
EGFR(T790M)	epithelial growth factor receptor with a mutation that replace threonine by methionine at position 790
EGR-1	early growth response protein 1
EMT	epithelial-mesenchymal transition
ENL	enterolactone
ER	estrogen receptors
ERα/ERβ	estrogen receptor alpha/estrogen receptor beta
ERK 1,2	extracellular-signal regulated kinase
ETS2	proto-oncogene 2, transcription factor (v-ets, Avian Erythroblastosis Virus E26 Oncogene Homolog 2)
EZH2	enhancer of zeste homolog 2 (histone methyltransferase)
FASN	fatty acid synthase
FBAP5	fatty acid-binding protein 5
FGF	fibroblast growth factor
FOLFOX	5-fluorouracil, oxaliplatin, folinic acid
GF	gefitinib
GRP78	glucose regulated protein
GSH	reduced glutathione
GSK3	glycogen synthase kinase 3
GST	glutathione-S transferase
GPX	glutathione peroxidase
GTE	green tea extract
HER-2, 3	human epidermal growth factor 2, 3
Her2/neu	receptor tyrosine-proteinkinase erbB-2
HGFR/MET	hepatocyte growth factor receptor
HIF-1α	hypoxia-inducible factor 1 alpha
hMLH1	mismatch repair gene of human mutL homolog 1
HNK	honokiol
HO-1	hemeoxygenase 1
HR	homologous recombination
HRas	transforming protein p21
IAP	inhibitors of apoptosis proteins
ICAM-1	intercellular adhesion molecule 1
IGF-1R	insulin growth factor receptor
IL-6, 8, 17, 18	interleukin-6, 8, 17, 18
i.p.	intraperitoneal administration
i.v	intravenous administration
JNK	c-Jun N-terminal kinase
Keap 1	kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1
KRAS	gene identified in Kirsten rat sarcoma
MAPK	mitogen activated protein kinase
MDM2	mouse double minute 2 homolog
MDR	multidrug resistance
Meriva	turmeric/phospholipid formulation
MET	tyrosine-proteinkinase
MLH1,2	human mutL homolog 1,2
MMP	mitochondrial membrane potential
MMP-2,9	metalloproteinases 2,9
MMR	mismatch repair
MRP1/2	multidrug resistance associated protein 1/2
mRNA	messenger RNA
miRNA	microRNA
miR-16, 17, 21, 200c, 17-5p, 892c	microRNA-16, 17, 21, 200c, 17-5p, 892c
MSH 1/2	DNA mismatch repair protein 1/2
mTOR	mammalian target of rapamycin
NAD(P)H	reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate
NER	nucleotide excision repair
NF-κB	nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells
NGF	nerve growth factor
NHEJ	non-homologous end-joining
NOX	NADPH oxidases
NPs	nanoparticles
Nrf2	erythroid 2-related factor 2
NSCLC	non-small cell lung cancer
NSE	neurospecific enolase
OX	oxaliplatin
p53	tumor suppressor protein
P-gp (MDR1)	P-glycoprotein (multidrug resistance protein 1)
PI3K/AKT	phosphoinositide 3-kinase/protein kinase B
PKC	proteinkinase C
p.o.	oral administration
PPARβ/δ	peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor β/δ
PPT	podophyllotoxin
PS	phospho-sulindac
PSA	prostate serum antigen
PTEN	phosphatase and tensin homolog
PTX	paclitaxel
PXR	pregnane X receptor
RARs	retinoic acid receptors
RES	resveratrol
ROS	reactive oxygen species
SCC	squamous cell carcinoma
SChA	schizandrin A
SCLC	small cell lung cancer
SECO	secoisolariciresinol
Smac	second mitochondria-derived activator of caspase
SOD	superoxide-dismutase
Src	proto-oncogene tyrosine-protein kinase
SRT501	small molecule, a form of resveratrol designed to target sirtuin 1 protein
STAT3	signal transducer and activator of transcription 3
T-box 3	T-box transcription factor 3
Tf-PEG-CUR	transferrin-poly(ethylene glycol)-curcumin
TGF-β	transforming growth factor
TKI	tyrosine kinase inhibitors
TME	tumor microenvironment
TP53	gene coding tumor suppressor protein p53
TRAIL	TNF-related apoptosis-inducing ligand
UGT	uridine diphospho-glucuronosyltransferase
VCR	vincristine
VEGF	vascular endothelial growth factor
VEGFR2	vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2
Wnt/β-catenin	wingless-type MMTV integration site family member (MMTV, mouse mammary tumor virus)/beta-catenin signaling pathway
xCT	glutamate cysteine antiporter
XIAP	X-linked inhibitor of apoptosis protein
YB-1	Y-box binding protein-1