| ABC | ATP-Binding Cassette |
| ATP | Adenosine Triphosphate |
| Ang-1 | Angiopoietin-1 |
| AO | Acridine Orange |
| BAX | B-cell Lymphoma 2 Associated X |
| BBB | Blood−Brain Barrier |
| BCL2 | B-Cell Lymphoma 2 |
| BTB | Blood−Tumor Barrier |
| BIRC5 | Baculoviral IAP Repeat (BIR) Containing 5 |
| BSA | Bovine Serum Albumin |
| CD | Cluster of Differentiation |
| CGGA | Chinese Glioma Genome Atlas |
| CSCs | Cancer Stem Cells |
| DAPI | 4′,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole |
| EMT | Epithelial Mesenchymal Transition |
| ESC | Embryonic Stem Cells |
| EtBr | Ethidium Bromide |
| FBS | Fetal Bovine Serum |
| FITC | Fluorescein Isothiocyanate |
| GAPDH | Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase |
| GBM | Glioblastoma Multiforme |
| GEO | Gene Expression Omnibus |
| GFAP | Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein |
| GSCs | Glioblastoma Stem Cells |
| IAP | Inhibitor of Apoptosis Protein |
| ICC | Immunocytochemistry |
| IDH | Isocitrate Dehydrogenase |
| iPSCs | Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells |
| JAK | Janus Kinase |
| L1CAM | L1 Cell Adhesion Molecule |
| LGG | Lower Grade Glioma |
| MEM | Minimum Essential Media |
| mTOR | Mammalian Target of Rapamycin |
| MTT | 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide |
| NES | Nestin |
| NF-ĸB | Nuclear Factor Kappa-Light-Chain-Enhancer of Activated B Cells |
| NSC | Neural Stem Cells |
| fNSCs | Fetal NSCs |
| aNSCs | Adult NSCs |
| Oct4 | Octamer-Binding Transcription Factor 4 |
| OLIG2 | Oligodendrocyte Transcription Factor 2 |
| PBS | Phosphate-Buffered Saline |
| PI3K | Phosphoinositide-3 Kinase |
| PIP | Piperine |
| PROM1 | Prominin 1 |
| RNA-seq | RNA Sequencing |
| RT-PCR | Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction |
| SALL4 | Sal-like protein 4 |
| SFM | Serum-Free Media |
| SMAC | Second Mitochondria-Derived Activator of Caspase |
| SMAD | Small Mothers Against Decapentaplegic |
| SOX2 | SRY (Sex-Determining Region Y)-Box 2 |
| SSEA | Stage-Specific Embryonic Antigen-4 |
| STAT | Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription |
| TBS | Tris-Buffered Saline |
| TCGA | The Cancer Genome Atlas |
| TGF-β | Transforming Growth Factor Beta |
| TMZ | Temozolomide |
| TUBB3 | Tubulin Beta 3 class III |