| Akt | serine-threonine kinase Akt |
| AMPK | 5’ Adenosine Monophosphate-activated Protein Kinase |
| APNG | AlkylPurine-DNA-N Glycosylase |
| ATF4 | Activating Transcription Factor 4 |
| ATO | Arsenic TriOxide |
| Bax | Bcl-2 associated x protein |
| BBB | Blood-Brain Barrier |
| Bcl-2 | B-cell lymphoma 2 |
| BZD | BenZoDiazepine |
| Ca2+ | calcium ion |
| [Ca2+]ER | endoplasmic reticulum calcium ion concentration |
| [Ca2+]i | intracellular calcium ion concentration |
| [Ca2+]m | mitochondrial calcium ion concentration |
| CD133 | Cluster of Differentiation 133 |
| CHOP | C/EBP HOmologous Protein |
| EGCG | EpiGalloCatechin-3-Gallate |
| EMT | Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition |
| ER | Endoplasmic Reticulum |
| ERα | Estrogen Receptor αlpha |
| ERβ | Estrogen Receptor βeta |
| FOXO | FOrkhead boX O |
| GBM | GlioBlastoMa |
| GJ | Gardenia Jasminoides |
| GRP78 | Glucose Regulated Protein 78 |
| GSC | Glioma Stem Cell |
| GSLC | Glioma Stem-Like Cell |
| HIF-1/2 | Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1/2 |
| IP3R | IP3 Receptor |
| JNK | c-Jun N-terminal Kinase |
| LC3 | Light Chain 3 |
| MAPK | Mitogen Activated Protein Kinase |
| MCU | Mitochondrial Calcium Uniporter |
| MGMT | O6-MethyGuanine MethylTransferase |
| MMP-2 | Matrix MetalloProteinase-2 |
| MMP-9 | Matrix MetalloProteinase-9 |
| mTOR | mammalian Target Of Rapamycin |
| NaB | sodium butyrate |
| NF-κB | Nuclear Factor κappa of B cells |
| P-gp | P-glycoprotein |
| PARP | Poly (ADP-Ribose) Polymerase |
| PI3K | PhosphoInositide 3-Kinase |
| PWE | Pine needle Water Extract |
| ROS | Reactive Oxygen Species |
| TMZ | TeMoZolomide |
| TSC2 | Tuberous SClerosis 2 |
| VEGF | Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor |
| WNT | Wingless-related iNTegration site |