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. 2024 May 20;25(10):5569. doi: 10.3390/ijms25105569
ABCG2 ATP-binding cassette subfamily G member 2
Akt Protein kinase B
ALDH1 Acetaldehyde dehydrogenase 1
AMPK AMP-activated protein kinase
ATF4 Activating transcription factor 4
ATM Ataxia-telangiectasia mutated
Bad Bcl-2-associated death promoter
Bak Bcl-2 antagonist/killer
Bax BCL2 associated X, apoptosis regulator
Bcl-2 B-cell lymphoma 2
Bim Bcl-2 Interacting Mediator of cell death
BET Bromodomain and extraterminal domain
BRD4 Bromodomain containing 4
CC Colon cancer
CD Cluster of differentiation
cdc Cell division cycle
CDK Cyclin-dependent kinase
CHOP C/EBP homologous protein
CK2 Casein kinase 2
COX Cyclooxygenase
CSCs Cancer stem cells
CTGF Connective tissue growth factor
CYR61 Cysteine-rich angiogenic inducer 61
DAPK Death-associated protein kinase
DNA Deoxyribonucleic Acid
DR Death receptors
EGFR Epidermal growth factor receptor
ECM Extracellular matrix
EMT Epithelial–mesenchymal transition
ERK Extracellular signal-related kinase
EZH2 Enhancer of zeste homolog 2
FAKs Focal adhesion kinases
FOX Forkhead box
FTH1 Ferritin heavy chain 1
5-FU 5-fluorouracil
Gli1 GLI Family Zinc Finger 1
GSH Glutathione
GPX4 Glutathione peroxidase 4
GSK-3β Glycogen synthase kinase 3-beta
HCC Hepatocellular carcinoma
HDAC Histone deacetylases
HDM2 E3 ligase human double minute 2
HeLa Human cervical carcinoma cells
HGF Hepatocyte growth factor
HIF-1α Hypoxia-inducible factor 1α
HSP Heat shock protein 90
HUVECs Human umbilical vein endothelial cells
IGF-IR Type I insulin growth factor receptor
IL-6 Interleukin 6
IKKα IκB kinase-α
IKK IκB kinase
JAK Janus kinase
JNK Jun N-terminal kinase
LC3 Light chain 3
MAPK Mitogen-activated protein kinase
Mcl-1 Myeloid cell leukemia-1
MEK MAP kinase-ERK kinase
miRNAs MicroRNA
MLKL Mixed lineage kinase
MMPs Metalloproteases
mRNA Messenger ribonucleic acid
mTOR Mammalian target of rapamycin
MVD Microvessel density
NF-κB Nuclear factor-kappa B
iNOS Inducible nitric oxide synthase
NQO2 NRH-quinone oxidoreductase 2
Notch Signal transducer and activator of transcription
NSCLC Non-small cell lung carcinoma
Nrf2 Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2
PARP Poly-ADP ribose polymerase
PCD Programmed cell death
PCSC Prostate cancer stem cells
PDGF-BB Platelet-derived growth factor-BB
PDGFR-β Platelet-derived growth factor receptor β
PERK Protein kinase RNA-like endoplasmic reticulum kinase
PI3K Phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase
PKB Protein kinase B
PLK-1 Polo-like kinase 1
PTEN Phosphatase and tensin homolog
PRRs Pattern recognition receptors
p70S6K1 Ribosomal protein S6 kinase beta-1
RIPK3 Receptor-interacting serine/threonine kinase 3
ROS Reactive oxygen species
SIRT Sirtuin
Snail Snail homolog 1/2 of drosophila
Sox2 SEX determining region (SRY) homology box 2
SPOCK1 Cwcv and kazal-like domains proteoglycan 1
pSTAT3 Phosphorylated signal transducer and activator of transcription-3
TAZ PDZ-binding motif
TCRs T cell receptors
TEADs Transcriptional enhanced associate domain
hTERT Human telomerase reverse transcriptase
TGF-β Transforming growth factor-beta
TMZ Temozolomide
TNBC Triple-negative breast cancer
TNF Tumor necrosis factor
TNFR Tumor necrosis factor receptor
TRAIL TNF-related apoptosis-inducing ligand
TWIST Twist family bHLH transcription factor
ULK1 Kinase UNC51-like kinase-1
VEGF Vascular endothelial growth factor
VEGFR2 Vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-2
YAP Hippo-Yes-associated protein
ZEB1/2 Zinc finger E-box binding homeobox 1/2
ZO-1 Zonula Occludens-1