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. 2024 Feb 25;29(5):1000. doi: 10.3390/molecules29051000
ROS Reactive oxygen species
RNS Reactive nitrogen species
RCS Reactive chlorine species
LDL Low-density lipoprotein
FR Free radical
COX Cyclooxygenase
SGLT1 Sodium glucose cotransporter 1
DPPH 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl
LPH Lactase-phlorizin hydrolase
Q4’G Quercetin-4’-glucoside
MRP2 Multidrug resistance-associated protein 2
UDP Uridine diphosphate
UGT-1A9 UDP-glucuronosyltransferase 1A9
HIV Human immunodeficiency virus
HBV Hepatitis B virus
HSV Herpes simplex virus
GSH Glutathione
SOD Superoxide dismutase
CAT Catalase
ARE Antioxidant response element
NQO1 NAD (P)H dehydrogenase quinone 1
GSTA Glutathione S-transferase
HMOX1 Heme oxygenase
FTL Ferritin light chain
NOS Nitric oxide synthase
NRF2 Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2
ENOS Endothelial nitric oxide synthase
NO Nitric oxide
ACE Angiotensin-converting enzyme
cGMP Cyclic guanosine monophosphate
GTN Glyceryl trinitrate
SNP Sodium nitroprusside
CAD Coronary artery disease
NF-Κb Nuclear factor kappa B
TNF-α Necrosis tumoral alfa
IL-10 Interleukin 10
IL-1β Interleukin 1β
Ikβα Βα kappa inhibitor
AD Alzheimer’s disease
Amyloid-beta
BACE1 Beta-site amyloid precursor protein-cleaving enzyme 1
NFTs Neurofibrillary tangles
GSK Glycogen synthase kinase
MRSA Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus
TEM Transmission electron microscopy
HCV Hepatitis C virus
IAV Influenza A virus
CHIKV Chikungunya virus
SARS-CoV-2 Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
DNA Deoxyribonucleic acid
RNA Ribonucleic acid
NS3 Nonstructural protein 3
Akt Serine/threonine protein kinase
SRC Sarcoma
EGFR Epidermal growth factor receptor
MMP Matrix-metalloprotein
KDR Kinase insert domain receptor
IGF1R Insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor
PTK2 Protein tyrosine kinase 2
ABCG2 ATP-binding cassette super-family G
BCRP Breast cancer resistance protein
MET Mesenchymal–epithelial transition
RMLV Rauscher murine leukemia virus
HSCs Hematopoietic stem cells
α-SMA Alpha smooth muscle actin
TGF-Β1 Transforming growth factor beta 1
PDGF Platelet-derived growth factor
CTGF Connective tissue growth factor
FGF Fibroblast growth factor
EGF Epithelial growth factor
ILGF Insulin-like growth factor
TGFβ3 Transforming growth factor beta 3
G1 Growth 1
P53 Protein 53
P21 Protein 21
P27 Protein 27
FAS Apoptosis antigen 1
STZ Streptozotocin
GLUT4 Glucose transporter type 4
PI3K Phosphoinositide 3-kinases
OA Osteoarthritis
NSAIDs Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
COX-2 Cyclooxygenase-2
Nrf2 Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2
HO-1 Heme oxygenase-1
MTOR Mammalian target of rapamycin
ECM Cartilage extracellular matrix
MCP-1 Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1
PKC Protein kinase C
DAG Diacylglycerol
HL-60 Human leukemia 60
TPKs Tyrosine protein kinases
ERK1 Extracellular signal-regulated kinase
BAX Bcl-2-associated X-protein
C-MYC Cellular myelocytomatosis
K-RAS Kirsten rat sarcoma
MPT Mitochondrial permeability transition
SMAC Second mitochondria-derived activator of caspase
DIABLO Direct inhibitor of apoptosis-binding protein with low pI
MCF7 Michigan Cancer Foundation-7
PI Phosphatidylinositol
PIP Phosphatidylinositol phosphate
AR Androgen receptor
BCL-2 B-cell lymphoma 2
VEGF Vascular endothelial growth factor
COMT Catechol-O-methyltransferase
SOD Superoxide dismutase
MDA Malondialdehyde
ADR Adriamycin
EGCG Epigallocatechin gallate
JAK Janus kinase
STAT Signal transducer and activator of transcription
HSP Heat shock protein
NQO1 NAD (P)H:quinone oxidoreductase 1
Dox Doxorubicin
CDKs Cyclin-dependent kinases
CDKIs CDK inhibitors
PRB Retinoblastoma protein
TOPOII Type II topoisomerase
DSBs DNA double-strand breaks
PARP Poly ADP ribose polymerase
CYT C Cytochrome complex
MMP Mitochondrial membrane potential
COX Cyclooxygenase
BCL-XL B-cell lymphoma-extra-large
BCL-XS B-cell lymphoma-extra-small
JNKs Jun N-terminal kinases
WNT Wingless and Int-1
TCF T cell factor
TNBC Triple-negative breast cancer
EMT Epithelial–mesenchymal transition
PUMA P53-upregulated modulator of apoptosis
NOXA Phorbol-12-myristate-13-acetate-induced protein 1
MDM2 Mouse double minute 2
NAG-1 Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug-activated gene-1
EGR-1 Early growth response 1
SP1 Specificity protein 1
PPARγ Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma
H-RAS Harvey rat sarcoma
N-RAS Neuroblastoma rat sarcoma
SER Serine
MTORC2 Mammalian target of rapamycin complex 2
HUVECs Human umbilical vein endothelial cells
I-Κβ Inhibitor of NF-Κβ
AP-1 Activating protein-1
MAPKs Mitogen-activated protein kinases
CAMP Cyclic adenosine monophosphate
CREB Camp-response element-binding protein
ATF2 Activating transcription factor 2
PCD Programmed cell death
4E-BP1 Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4E-binding protein 1
P70S6K P70 ribosomal S6 kinase
HIF-1α Hypoxia inducible factor 1 subunit alpha
TRAIL Tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand
LC3B Microtubule-associated protein 1 light chain 3B
PLGA Poly-lactic-co-glycolic acid
MPA Mycophenolic acid
LNPs Lipid nanoparticles
P-Gp P-glycoprotein
MLVs Multilamellar vesicles
ATP Adenosine triphosphate
PLA Poly-lactic acid
NLCs Nanostructured lipid carriers
SLNs Solid lipid nanoparticles
QU Quercetin
TQ Thymoquinone
PEG Polyethylene glycol
Mab Monoclonal antibody
MDR Multidrug resistance
ABC ATP-binding cassette
FDA Food And Drug Administration
NPs Nanoparticles
MSNS Mesoporous silica nanoparticles
FA Folic acid
SBA-15 Santa Barbara amorphous-15
H2AX H2A histone family member X
MRI Magnetic resonance imaging
Sio2 Silicon dioxide
BBB Blood–brain barrier
BTN Biotin
FITC Fluorescein isothiocyanate
EVS Extracellular vesicles
GAP Growth-associated protein