| (Apaf-1) | Apoptotic protease activating factor 1 |
| (Bax) | BCL2 Associated X |
| (Bcl-2) | B-cell lymphoma 2 |
| (CDK2) | Cyclin-dependent kinase 2 |
| (CDK4) | Cyclin-dependent kinase 4 |
| (CHK1) | Checkpoint Kinase 1 |
| (CHK2) | Checkpoint Kinase 2 |
| (ERK) | Extracellular signal-regulated kinase |
| (FADD) | Fas-associated protein with death domain |
| (GBM) | Glioblastoma multiforme |
| (GA) | Glycyrrhizic acid |
| (HMGB1) | High Mobility Group Protein 1 |
| (IAA) | Isoangustone A |
| (ILQ) | Iso-Liquiritigenin |
| (LicA) | Licochalcone A |
| (LQ) | Liquiritin |
| (MG) | Malignant Glioma |
| (MAPK) | Mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| (NF-κB) | Nuclear factor-κB |
| (PI3K) | Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase |
| (PARP) | Poly ADP-ribose polymerase |
| (RG) | Radix Glycyrrhizae |
| (RGP) | Radix Glycyrrhizae Preparata |
| (Rb) | Retinoblastoma protein |
| (WHO) | World Health Organization |