APRPG	Ala-Pro-Arg-Pro-Gly
ATCC	American Type Culture Collection
COU6	coumarin 6
DMEM	Dulbecco's Modified Eagle Medium
DMSO	dimethyl sulfoxide
EE	encapsulation efficiency
FBS	fetal bovine serum
FITC	fluorescein isothiocyanate
HCC	hepatocellular carcinoma
HPLC	high-performance liquid chromatography
MTT	3-[4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl]-2, 5 diphenyl tetrazolium bromide
NC	normal saline
NCTD	norcantharidin
PBS	Phosphate-buffered saline
PLGA	poly (lactic-co-glycolic acid)
PTX	paclitaxel
PTX/NCTD-APRPG-NPs	PTX/NCTD-loaded core–shell lipid nanoparticles modified with APRPG
PTX/NCTD-NPs	PTX/NCTD-loaded core–shell-type nanoparticles
PTX-NPs	PTX-loaded PLGA nanoparticles
PVDF	polyvinylidene difluoride
RIPA	radioimmunoprecipitation assay
SD	standard deviation
SDS-PAGE	sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis
WB	Western blot