5-FU	5-fluorouracil
6-MITC	6-(methylsulfinyl)hexyl isothiocyanate
ACC	Acetyl CoA synthase
AGS	Gastric adenocarcinoma
AITC	Allyl isothiocyanate
AKT	Protein kinase B
Akt	Serine/threonine-protein kinase
ALP	Alkaline phosphatise;
AMPK	AMP-activated protein kinase
AP-1	Activator protein 1
ARF	Alternative reading frame
ARF	Reading frame
ATF1	Activating transcription factor 1
[B(a)P]	benzo(a)pyrene
Bax	Bcl2-associated X protein
Bcl-2	B-cell lymphoma 2
BUN	Serum urea nitrogen
CA	Cinnamaldehyde;
CagA	Cytotoxic-associated gene A
CasNPs	Casein nanoparticles
CASP1	Caspase-1
CASP3	Caspase 3
CASP8	Caspase 8
CASP9	Caspase 9
CDH1	Cadherin 1
CYR61	Cysteine-rich angiogenic inducer 61
EBV	Epstein–Barr virus
EBVaGC	EBV-associated gastric cancer
EO	Essential oil
ERK 1/2	Extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2
FASN	Fatty acid synthase
Foxm1	Forkhead box protein M1
GC	Gastric cancer
GCSCs	Gastric cancer stem cells
Gli1	GLI Family Zinc Finger 1
GSDMD	Gasdermin D
GSDME	Gasdermin E
GSH	Glutathione
GST	Glutathione-S-transferases
GSTP	Glutathione S-transferase P
HATs	Histone acetyltransferases
HDACs	Histone deacetylases
HER2	Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2
HIF-1α	Hypoxia-inducible factor 1-alpha
HMGCR	3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase
IFN-γ	Interferon gamma
IL	Interleukin
IL-1β	Interleukin-1β
IL-6	Interleukin-6
IL-8	Interleukin-8
IP	Intraperitoneal
JNK	C-Jun N-terminal kinases
KIF2C	Kinesin superfamily member 2C
KLF5	Krueppel-like factor 5
LC3 B	Light chain 3 B
LDH	Lactate dehydrogenase
MAPK	Mitogen-activated protein kinase
MESP1	Mesoderm posterior 1
mir	MicroRNA
MMP	Mitochondrial membrane potential
MMP-2	Matrix metalloproteinase-2
MMP-9	Matrix metalloproteinase-9
MNNG	Methyl-N-Nitro-N-Nitrosoguanidine
MyD88	Myeloid differentiation primary response 88
MYL9	Myosin regulatory light polypeptide 9
NCC	N-carboxymethyl chitosan
NCC-SLN	Curcumin-loaded modified solid lipid nanoparticles
NF-κB	Nuclear factor kappa B
NLRP3	NLR family pyrin domain containing 3
Nrf2	Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2
NSAIDs	Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
nsLTPs	Nonspecific lipid transfer proteins
OxR	Oxaliplatin-resistant
P-gp	P-glycoprotein
p-JAK2/JAK2	Janus associated kinase
p38 MAPK	p38 mitogen-activated protein kinases
PARP	Poly adenosine diphosphate-ribose polymerase
PCNA	Proliferating cell nuclear antigen
PDL-1	Programmed death-ligand 1
PI3K	Phosphatidylinositol-3 kinase
PI3K/Akt/mTOR	phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate 3 kinase/protein kinase B/mechanistic target of rapamycin
PIK3R3	Phosphoinositide-3-kinase regulatory subunit 3
PIP	Piperine
PKM2	Pyruvate kinase muscle isozyme M2
PTT	partial thromboplastin time
ROS	Reactive oxygen species
RSK/CREB	ribosomal S6 kinase/cAMP response element binding protein
RSK2	ribosomal S6 kinase 2
SAE	Saffron aqueous extract
SFN	Sulforaphane
Shh	Sonic hedgehog homolog
shRNA	Specific short hairpin RNA
SMYD3	SET and MYN-domain containing 3
SN-38	7-ethyl 10-hydroxy camptothecin
SPREPB1	Sterol regulatory element-binding protein
STAT2	Signal transducer and activator of transcription 2
STAT3	Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3
TBX15	T-box transcription factor 15
TGF-β	Transforming growth factor beta
TIMP1	Tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases
TLRs	Toll-like receptors
TNF	Tumor necrosis factor
TNF-α	Tumor necrosis factor α
TP53	Tumor suppressor protein p53 gene
TPM4	Tropomyosin 4
Uch-L1	Ubiquitin carboxy-terminal hydrolase isozyme L1
uPA	Urokinase plasminogen activator
uPAR	uPA receptor
VacA	Vacuolating cytotoxin A
VEGF	Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor