| STAT3 | Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 |
| BCL2 | B-cell lymphoma 2 |
| BCL2L10 | BCL2 Like 10 |
| SRE | STAT3 responsive elements |
| GAPDH | Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase |
| PI3K | Phosphoinositide-3-kinase |
| shRNA | Short hairpin RNA |
| RNPII | RNA polymerase II |
| MOMP | Mitochondrial outer membrane permeability |
| IHC | Immunohistochemistry |