Abbreviation	Full form
PGE2	Prostaglandin E2
iNOS	Nitric oxide synthase
Fe-NTA	Iron nitrilotriacetate
DEN	N,N-diethylnitrosamine
COX-2	Cyclooxygenase-2
VEGF	Vascular endothelial growth factor
ROS	Reactive oxygen species
B[α]p	Benzo(α)pyrene
GSH	Glutathione
LDH	Lactate dehydrogenase
CCl4	Carbon tetra chloride
TBARS	Thiobarbituric acid reactive substances
CAT	Catalase
GPx	Glutathione peroxidase
SOD	Superoxide dismutase
Bid	BH3 interacting domain death agonist
CASP3	Caspase-3
PARP	poly (ADP-ribose) polymeraseas
Bax	Bcl-2-associated X protein
Bcl-xl	B-cell lymphoma-extra large
MAP Kinase (MAPK)	Mitogen-activated protein kinase
PD-L1	Programmed cell death ligand 1
STAT3	Signal transducer and activator of transcription
PI3K	Phosphoinositide 3-kinase
mTOR	Mammalian target of rapamycin
CDK-2	Cyclin-dependent kinase-2
AP-1	Activating protein-1
NF-kB	Nuclear factor kappa B
TPA	12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate
TEM	Transmission electron microscopy
ZEB2 mRNA	Zinc finger E-box binding homeobox 3 mRNA
MTT assay	3-[4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl]-2,5 diphenyl tetrazolium bromide assay
c-myc	Myelocytomatosis
PCNA	Proliferating cell nuclear antigen
MDMX	Murine double minute X
DMBA	7,12-dimethylbenz(a)anthracene