ApoE	apolipoprotein E
BBB	blood brain barrier
BN	bombesin
BTZ	bortezomib
CPE	cell-penetration enhancer
CUR	curcumin
CD	cyclodextrin
DC	dendritic cell
DDS	drug delivery system
DEX	dextran
DOPE	1,2-dioleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine
DOX	doxorubicin
DPPE	1,2-dipalmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine
DSPE	1,2-distearoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine
DTX	docetaxel
EDAC	1-ethyl-3-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)carbodiimide
EGFR	epidermal growth factor receptor
EPR	enhanced permeability and retention
FA	folic acid
FR	folate receptor
5-FU	5-fluorouracil
FZD10	frizzled 10 protein
GEM	gemcitabine
HA	hyaluronic acid
HEGFR	human epidermal growth factor receptor
HPβ-CD	2-(hydroxypropyl)-β-cyclodextrin
INS	insulin
Lf	lactoferrin
mAb(s)	monoclonal antibody(ies)
MDR	multidrug resistance
MTX	methotrexate
NB(s)	nanobubble(s)
NP(s)	nanoparticle(s)
PCL	poly(ε-caprolactone)
PDAC	pancreatic adenocarcinoma
PEG	polyethylene glycol
PEI	polyethyleneimine
PLGA	poly lactic-co-glycolic acid
PLA	poly lactic acid
PSMA	prostate-specific membrane antigen
PTX	paclitaxel
SLN(s)	solid lipid nanoparticle(s)
SQ	squalene
SVA(s)	supramolecular vesicular aggregate(s)
T3	thyroid hormone triiodothyronine
Tf	transferrin
TfR	Tf receptor
TSH	thyroid-stimulating hormone
US	ultrasounds
UT	urotensin-II
VLDL	very low-density lipoprotein