PEG	polyethylene glycol
PC	L-α-phosphatidylcholine
CHO	cholesterol
SHP	quaternary ammonium salts with a sterically hindered phenolic moiety
AChE	acetylcholinesterase
BBB	blood-brain barrier
2-PAM	pralidoxime chloride
TPP	triphenylphosphonium
Im	imidazolium
DPPC	1,2-dipalmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine
DOX	doxorubicin hydrochloride
HepG2	hepatocellular carcinoma
MTAB	(11-mercaptoundecyl)-N,N,N-trimethylammonium bromide
DSPE	1,2-Distearoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphorylethanolamine
CPP	cell-penetrating peptide
VEGFR	vascular endothelial growth factor receptor
HER2	human epidermal growth factor receptor-2
nAChR α7	nicotinic acetylcholine receptor α7
IL-13Rα2	Interleukin-13 receptor subunit alpha-2
NBD	NF-κB essential modulator binding domain
BBTB	blood-brain tumor barrier
CD	cyclodextrin
HP-β-CD	2-hydroxypropyl-β-CD
M-β-CD	methyl-β-CD
SMR	sulfamerazine
INM	Indomethacin
DLS	dynamic light scattering
CUR	curcumin
DCL	drug-in-CD-in-liposome
ANE	anethole
ACL	anethole-in-CD-in-liposome
ACL2	anethole-double-loaded liposome
Quer	quercetin
PTX	paclitaxel
DLPL	double loaded PEGylated liposome
mTHPC	meta-tetrakis(3-hydroxyphenyl)chlorin
TM-β-CD	heptakis(2,3,6-tri-O-methyl)-β-CD
E4	estetrol
HDA-β-CD	heptakis(2,3-di-O-acetyl)-β-CD
POPC	1-palmitoyl-2-oleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine
SC4AB	p-sulfonatocalix[4]arene tetrabutyl ether
SC4AH	p-sulfonatocalix[4]arene tetrahexyl ether
FITCPy	fluorescein isothiocyanate-conjugated pyridinium
PDT	photodynamic therapy
p-OH	5,10,15,20-tetrakis(4-hydroxyphenyl)porphyrin
SOPC	1-stearoyl-2-oleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine
DOPC	1,2-dioleoylsn-glycero-3-phosphocholine
SLPC	1-stearoyl-2-linoleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine
PPa	pyropheophorbide acid
Ce6	chlorin e6
LCP	low-molecular citrus pectin
DVDMS	sinoporphyrin sodium
DSPE-PEG 2000	1,2-distearoyl-sn-glycero-phosphoethanolamine-N-[methoxy(polyethyleneglycol)-2000]
TTMAPP	5,10,15,20-tetrakis(4-trimethylammoniophenyl)porphyrin
HMME	hematoporphyrin monomethyl ether
SDT	sonodynamic therapy
TTP	5,10,15,20-tetra-p-tolylporphyrin
hCe6	hydrophobic Ce6
DiR	1,1′-dioctadecyl-3,3,30, 3′-tetramethylindotricarbocyanine iodide
TPZ	tirapazamine
ICG	indocyanine green
PEG-NI	2-nitroimidazole derivative linked to PEG
ECM	extracellular matrix
NCP	nanoscale coordination polymer
HUVEC	human umbilical vein endothelial cell
TPPS4	meso-tetrakis(4-sulfonatophenyl) porphine
DOTAP	1,2-dioleoyl-3-trimethylammonium-propane
GEM	gemcitabine hydrochloride
PDA	polydopamine
MSN	mesoporous silica nanoparticles
MCM	Mobil Crystalline Materials/Mobil Composition of Matter
SBA	Santa Barbara Amorphous
FDU	Fudan University Material
KIT	Korean Technological University
HMSN	hollow mesoporous silica nanoparticle
PV	pore volume
S	surface area
APTES	(3-aminopropyl)triethoxysilane
AuNP	gold nanoparticles
PNIPAM	poly-N-isopropylacrylamide
PUA	polyurethaneamine
PPG	polypropyleneglycol
GAP	azobenzene/galactose-grafted polymer
PEI	polyethyleneimine
PAMAM	poly(amido)amine
DOPE	1,2-dioleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine
DSPC	1,2-distearoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine
AZD1080	2-hydroxy-3-(5-(morpholinomethyl)pyridin-2-yl)-1H-indole-5-carbonitrile
CFL	cerasome-forming lipid