A438079, 3-[[5-[2,3-Dichlorophenyl]-1H-tetrazol-1-yl]methyl]pyridine hydrochloride;

A8301, 3-[6-methyl-2-pyridinyl]-N-phenyl-4-[4-quinolinyl]-1H-pyrazole-1-carbothioamide;

Bz-ATP, 2′[3′]-O-[4-benzoylbenzoyl]-ATP;

EMT, epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition;

GBM, glioblastoma multiforme;

GMT, glial-to-mesenchymal transition;

GSCs, glioblastoma-derived stem cells;

MTS, 3-[4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl]-5-[3-carboxymethoxy phenyl]-2-[4-sulfophenyl]-2H-tetrazolium; P2R, P2 receptors;

P2X7R, P2X7 receptors;

P2X7AR and P2X7BR, P2X7A and P2X7B receptors;

qRT-PCR, quantitative real time polymerase chain reaction;

Snail1, snail family transcriptional repressor 1;

TGFβ1, transforming growth factor β1;

ZEB1, zinc finger E-box binding homeobox1.