| AM | acetoxymethyl |
| Bcl-2 | B-cell lymphoma 2 |
| cPARP | cleaved poly-ADP-ribose polymerase |
| CRC | colorectal cancer |
| CSC | cancer stem cell |
| CTCs | circulating tumor cells |
| DAPI | 4′,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole |
| EMT | epithelial to mesenchymal transition |
| FSS | fluid shear stress |
| LR | lipid raft |
| met | metastasis |
| MOMP | mitochondrial outer membrane permeability |
| MW | molecular weight |
| ODE | ordinary differential equation |
| P2X7 | P2X purinoceptor 7 |
| PI | propidium iodide |
| RSV | resveratrol |
| Smac | second mitochondria-derived activator of caspase |
| TRAIL | Tumor Necrosis Factor alpha-related apoptosis inducing ligand |
| TRPV4 | transient receptor potential cation channel subfamily V member 4 |
| XIAP | X-linked inhibitor of apoptosis protein |