| NF-κB | Nuclear Factor-κB |
| USDA | United States Department Of Agriculture |
| UV | Ultraviolet |
| IKK | IκB Kinase |
| IκB | Inhibitor of NF-κB |
| NLS | Nuclear localization signal |
| TNFR | Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor |
| NIK | NF-κB-inducing kinase |
| 5-FU | 5-Fluorouracil |
| TNF-α | Tumor Necrosis Factor α |
| IL-1 | Interleukin-1 |
| IL-6 | Interleukin-6 |
| IL-10 | Interleukin-10 |
| NO | Nitric Oxide |
| iNOS | Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase |
| COX | CycloOXygenase |
| PI3K | Phosphoinositide 3-kinases |
| AKT | Protein kinase B |
| STAT3 | Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 |
| Nrf2 | Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 |
| ARE | Antioxidant response element |
| EAC | Ehrlich ascites carcinoma |
| TRAMP | TRansgenic Adenocarcinoma Mouse Prostate |
| Bcl-2 | B-cell lymphoma 2 |
| Bcl-xL | B-cell lymphoma-extra-large |
| TRAIL | Tumor-necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand, CD253 |
| BMP | Bone morphogenetic proteins |
| HO-1 | Heme oxygenase-1 |
| VEGF | Vascular Endothelial Growth factor |
| hTERT | Human telomerase reverse transcriptase |
| TFLS | Total flavonoids of litchi seeds |
| EMT | Epithelial-mesenchymal transition |
| PARP | Poli ADP-ribose polymerase |
| Bax | Bcl-2 associated X protein |
| EGCG | Epigallocatechin-gallate |
| Sp1 | Specific protein 1 |
| AP-1 | Activator protein 1 |
| MMP-2 | Metalloproteinase-2 |
| MMP-9 | Metalloproteinase-9 |
| CVD | Cardiovascular disease |
| AS | Atherosclerosis |
| LDL | Low-density lipoprotein |
| TLR | Toll-Like Receptor |
| TGF-β | Tumor growth factor-β |
| DOXO | Doxorubicin |
| AD | Alzheimer’s disease |
| PD | Parkinson’s disease |
| MAPK | Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase |
| GSK3 | Glycogen Synthase Kinase-3 |
| SIRT1 | Sirtuin1 |
| Aβ | β-amyloid |
| Erk | Extracellular signal-regulated kinases |
| SAMP8 | Senescence-accelerated mouse prone 8 |
| pMCAO | Permanent middle cerebral artery occlusion |
| LPS | Lipopolysaccharide |
| CLP | Cecal ligation and puncture |