| Abb. | Full Name |
| AIM2 | Interferon-inducible protein |
| AMP | Adenosine monophosphate |
| Apaf-1 | Apoptotic protease activating factor 1 |
| ASC | Apoptosis-associated speck-like protein containing a CARD |
| ATF | Activating transcription factor |
| Atg5 | Autophagy related 5 protein |
| BafA1 | Bafilomycin A1 |
| Bax | Bcl-2-like protein 4 |
| BCE | Before common era |
| Bcl-2 | B-cell lymphoma 2 |
| Bcl-xL | B-cell lymphoma-extra large |
| Bid | BH3 interacting-domain death agonist |
| Bim | Bcl-2-like protein 11 |
| bis-MPA | 2,2-bis(hydroxymethyl)propionic acid |
| CD107a | Lysosomal-associated membrane protein-1 |
| CD155 | Cluster of differentiation 155 |
| CD20 | B-lymphocyte antigen CD20 |
| CD4 | Cluster of differentiation 4 |
| CDC25B | Cell Division Cycle 25B |
| CDK2 | Cyclin Dependent Kinase 2 |
| CDK4 | Cyclin Dependent Kinase 4 |
| CE | Common Era |
| CHAC1 | ChaC Glutathione Specific Gamma-Glutamylcyclotransferase 1 |
| CHEMS | Cholesteryl Hemisuccinate |
| CHOL | Cholesterol |
| CHOP | DNA damage-inducible transcript 3 |
| CQ | Chloroquine |
| DFNA5 | Non-syndromic hearing impairment protein 5 |
| DFO | Deferoxamine |
| DOPE | 1,2-dioleoyl- snglycero-3-phosphoethanolamine |
| DOX | Doxorubicin |
| DPPC | 1,2-dipalmitoyl-snglycero-3-phosphocholine |
| DPTA | Diethylene Triamine Pentacetate Acid |
| DQA | Dequalinium |
| DR3 | Death receptor 3 |
| DR4 | Death receptor 4 |
| DR5 | Death receptor 5 |
| DSPC | Distearoyl Phosphatidylcholine |
| DSPE | Distearoyl Phosphatidyl Ethanolamine |
| EPC | egg phosphatidylcholine |
| FADD | Fas-associated protein with death domain |
| Fas | Fas receptor, apoptosis antigen 1 |
| FasL | Fas ligand |
| FDA | The United States Food and Drug Administration |
| Fn14 | Fibroblast growth factor-inducible 14 |
| GRP78 | Glucose regulated protein |
| GSSG | Glutathione disulfide |
| HA | Hyaluronic Acid |
| HCQ | Hydroxychloroquine sulfate |
| HMFB | Hyperthermophilic archaeon Methanothermus fervidus DNA-binding protein |
| HMGB | High mobility group box 1 protein |
| HO-1 | Heme oxygenase 1 |
| HSPA5 | Heat Shock Protein Family A (Hsp70) Member 5 |
| IC50 | The half maximal inhibitory concentration |
| IFN | Type-I interferons |
| IFNR | IFN receptor |
| IL-1β | Interleukin-1β |
| IRE1-α | Inositol-requiring enzyme 1 α |
| JNK | c-Jun N-terminal kinases |
| LPS | Lipopolysaccharides |
| Mcl-1 | Induced myeloid leukemia cell differentiation protein |
| MLKL | Mixed lineage kinase domain like pseudokinase |
| MPEG | Poly(ethylene glycol) Monomethyl Ether |
| mTOR | Mammalian target of rapamycin |
| NAC | N-acetyl-l-cysteine |
| NBR1 | Neighbor of BRCA1 gene 1 protein |
| NF-κB | Nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells |
| NHS | N-hydroxysuccinimide |
| NHS | N-hydroxysuccinimide |
| NIX/BNIP3L | BCL2/adenovirus E1B 19 kDa protein-interacting protein 3-like |
| Noxa | Phorbol-12-myristate-13-acetate-induced protein 1 |
| P53 | Tumor protein P53 |
| P62/SQSTM | Ubiquitin-binding protein p62/Sequestosome-1 |
| P90G | Phospholipon90G |
| p-AMPKα | Phospho-AMPKα |
| PBAE | poly(β- amino ester) |
| PCL | poly(ɛ-caprolactone) |
| PCL | Poly (E-caprolactone) |
| PEG | Poly (ethylene glycol) |
| PEOZ | poly(2-ethyl-2-oxazoline) |
| p-ERK | Phospho-extracellular signal-regulated kinases |
| PI3KC1 | Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase catalytic subunit type 3 |
| PI3KII | Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase |
| PI3P | Phosphatidylinositol 3-phosphate |
| PLA | poly(lactic acid) |
| p-MAPK | Phospho- mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| PPC | Phophatidylcholine |
| p-PERK | Phospho-ER-resident protein |
| Puma | p53 upregulated modulator of apoptosis |
| Ra1B | Ras-related protein Ral-B |
| RGD | Arginine-Glycine-Aspartic Acid |
| RIPK | Receptor-interacting serine/threonine-protein kinase 1 |
| SLC3A2 | 4F2 cell-surface antigen heavy chain |
| SLC7A11 | Cystine/glutamate transporter |
| SMAC | Second mitochondria-derived activator of caspase |
| Sp1 | Specificity protein 1 |
| SRF | Sorafenib |
| STAT3 | Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 |
| Surf1 | Surfeit locus protein 1 |
| Tb | Terbium |
| TEMPO | (2,2,6,6-Tetramethylpiperidin-1-yl)oxyl |
| TGF-β | Transforming growth factor beta |
| TLR | Toll-like receptors |
| TNFR1 | Tumor necrosis factor receptor 1 |
| TNF-α | Tumor necrosis factor α |
| TRADD | Tumor necrosis factor receptor type 1-associated DEATH domain protein |
| TRAIL | TNF-related apoptosis-inducing ligand |
| TRF2 | Telomeric repeat binding factor 2 |
| TWEAK | TNF-related weak inducer of apoptosis |
| ULK | Unc-51 Like Autophagy Activating Kinase 1 |
| USP33 | Ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase 33 |
| VEGI | Vascular endothelial growth inhibitor |
| Vps34 | Class III PI 3-kinase |
| XIAP | X-linked inhibitor of apoptosis protein |
| zVAD | Caspase inhibitor z-VAD-fmk |
| γH2AX | H2A histone family member X |