∆Ψm	membrane potential
11-Deo-GA	11-deoxy-glycyrrhetinic acid
3-Ace-GA	C3-acetylated glycyrrhetinic acid
3-O-gluc-GA	glycyrrhizic acid
5-FU	5-fluorouracil
ADE	adenine
AGP	andrographolide
aHSCs	activated HSCs
APDES	3-(ethoxydimethylsilyl)propylamine
APS	Angelica sinensis polysaccharide
ASGP-R	asialoglycoprotein receptor
ART	artesunate
ATP	adenosine triphosphate
Bcl-2	B-cell lymphoma 2
CA4P	combretastatin A4 phosphate
CAPS	capsaicin
CMC	carboxymethyl chitosan
CPT	camptothecin
CS	chitosan
CUR	curcumin
CYP	cytochrome P450
Cyt c	cytochrome c
DDS	drug delivery system
DEN	diethylnitrosamine
DiR	3′-tetramethylindotricarbocyanine iodide
DOX	doxorubicin
DSGPE	1,2-distearyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine
DSPE	distearoyl-phosphatidylethanolamine
DTX	docetaxel
EGF-R	epidermal growth factor receptor
EMA	European Medicines Agency
EPR	enhanced permeation and retention effect
ERK	extracellular signal-regulated kinase
FA-R	folate receptor
FDA	Food and Drug Administration
FITC	fluorescein isothiocyanate
Fmoc	9-fluorenylmethyloxycarbonyl
GA	glycyrrhetinic acid
Gal	galactose
Gal-β(1–3)GalNA	β-d-galactosyl-(1–3)-N-acetyl-d-galactosamine
GH	GA modified HA
GHH	GA-HA-Histidine
GL-R	glycyrrhizin receptor
GO	graphene oxide
GR	galactose receptor
HA	hyaluronic acid
HA-R	hyaluronan receptor
HBA	4-hydrazinobenzoic
HCC	hepatocellular carcinoma
HSCs	hepatic stellate cells
HZ	hydrazone
IP	intraperitoneal
IV	intravenous
LA	lactobionic acid
LMWH	low molecular weight
LRH-1	liver receptor homolog 1
LYVE-1	lymphatic vessel endothelial hyaluronan receptor 1
m-HSC	mouse hepatic stellate cell
MDR	multidrug resistant
MEK	mitogen-activated protein/extracellular signal-regulated kinase
MMP	matrix metalloproteinase
MOFs	metal-organic frameworks
MPT	mitochondrial permeability transition
mPEG	polyethylene glycol methyl ether
mTOR	mechanistic target of rapamycin
MR	mannose receptor
MSN	mesoporous silica nanoparticle
MWCNTs	multi-walled carbon nanotubes
NCTD	norcantharidin
NGO	nano-graphene oxide
NIR	near-infrared
NK-1R	neurokinin-1 receptor
NMOFs	nano-sized metal-organic frameworks
NP	nanoparticle
OX	oxaliplatin
PAK1	P21-activated kinase 1
PAMAM	poly(amidoamine)
PCL	poly-ε-caprolactone
PCNA	Proliferating Cell Nuclear Antigen
PDT	photodynamic therapy
PEG	polyethylene glycol
PEG2000	polyethylene glycol 2000
PEI	polyethylenimine
PHA	pheophorbide A
PHIS	poly(l-histidine)
PI3K	phosphatidyl Inositol 3-kinase
PLA	polylactic acid
PLGA	poly(d,l-lactide-co-glycolide)
PNA	peanut agglutinin
PPI	polypropylene imine
PS	photosensitizers
PTX	paclitaxel
RBCm	red blood cell membranes
ROS	reactive oxygen species
SC	subcutaneous
SH	sulfhydryl group
sHA	sulfated hyaluronic acid
shAkt1	shRNA targeting Akt1
shRNA	short/small hairpin RNA
siPAK1	siRNA-targeting P21-activated kinase 1
SiPC	silicon phthalocyanine
siRNA	short interfering RNA
SP	substance P
SS	disulfide
TDDS	targeted drug delivery system
TGF-β	transforming growth factor-β
TPP	tetraphenylporphyrin
UGTs	uridine 5’-diphospho-glucuronosyltransferases
VEGFa	vascular endothelial growth factor a
WG	wogonin