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. 2020 Nov 19;12(11):3437. doi: 10.3390/cancers12113437
ABC ATP-binding cassette
AIDS Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
AIF Apoptosis-inducing factor
AML Acute myeloid leukemia
AMPK 5′-AMP-activated protein kinase
ATF3 Activating transcription factor 3
ATF6 Activating transcription factor 6
ATP Adenosine triphosphate
BrdU Bromodeoxyuridine
CDK Cyclin-dependent kinase
CHOP CCAAT enhancer-binding protein homologous protein
CML Chronic myeloid leukemia
CT Computer tomography
DR Death receptors
DEN Diethylnitrosamine
DMC Dimethylcelecoxib
eIF2α Eukaryotic initiation factor 2α
eEF2 Eukaryotic elongation factor
eEF2K Eukariotic elongation factor 2 kinase
EGFR Epidermal growth factor receptor
ER Endoplasmic reticulum
ERp44 Endoplasmic reticulum resident protein 44
ERO1-Lα Endoplasmic reticulum oxidoreductin-1-like protein α
FACS Fluorescence-activated cell sorting
FADD Fas-associated protein with death domain
FAK Focal adhesion kinase
FAS Fatty acid synthase
FDA Food and Drug Administration
FMISO-PET 18F-fluoromisonidazole positron emission tomography
GADD34 Growth arrest and DNA damage inducible protein 34
GBM Glioblastoma multiforme
GFP Green fluorescent protein
GRP78 Glucose-regulated protein of 78 kDa
GSH Glutathione
HAART Highly active antiretroviral treatment
HCC Hepatocarcinoma cells
HDAC Histone deacetylase
HER2 Human epidermal factor receptor 2
HIF1α Hypoxia-inducible factor 1α
HIV Human immunodeficiency virus
HPV Human papillomavirus
hPSC Human pancreatic stellate cells
HSP90 Heat shock protein 90
H2O2 Hydrogen peroxide
IGFR Insulin-like growth factor receptor
IRE1α Inositol-requiring enzyme 1-α
ISR Integrated stress response
KS Kaposi’s sarcoma
LAPC Locally advanced pancreatic cancer
MAPK Mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway
3MA 3-methyladenosine
mTOR Mammalian target of rapamycin
3-MA 3-methyladenine
MDR Multidrug resistance
MDR1 Multidrug-resistant 1
MRP-4 Multidrug resistance protein 4
MEF Mouse embryonic fibroblasts
MM Multiple myeloma
mPTP Mitochondria permeability transition pore
MMP-2 Matrix metalloproteinase-2
MMP-9 Matrix metalloproteinase-3
NAC N-acetylcysteine
NET Neuroendocrine tumor
NO Nitric oxide
NSCLC Non-small-cell lung carcinoma
PARP Poly ADP-ribose polymerase
PBMC Peripheral blood mononuclear cells
PCNA Proliferating cell nuclear antigen
PDI Protein disulfide isomerase
PE Phosphatidyl ethanolamine
PERK Protein kinase RNA-like endoplasmic reticulum kinase
PET Positron emission tomography
P-gp P-glycoprotein
PI Protease inhibitors
PTEN Phosphate and tensin homologue
RIP Regulated intramembrane proteolysis
RNA Ribonucleic acid
ROS Reactive oxygen species
SBRT Stereotactic body radiotherapy
SIRT3 Sirtuin-3
STAT3 Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3
S1P Site-1 protease
S2P Site-2 protease
SESN2 Sestrin-2
SRC Tyrosine kinase Src
SREBP1 Sterol regulatory binding protein-1
siRNA Small interference RNA
TNBC Triple-negative breast cancer
TNF Tumor necrosis factor
TRAIL Tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand
TRIB-3 Tribbles homolog-3
TSC Tuberous sclerosis complex
TUNEL Terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase (TdT) dUTP Nick-End Labeling
UPR Unfolded protein response
VEGF Vascular endothelial growth factor
XBP-1 X-box binding protein-1