| abridgement | generic term |
| ZNFs | Zinc finger proteins |
| ZKSCAN3 | Zinc finger with KRAB and SCAN domain 3 |
| KRAB | Krüppel-associated box |
| CRC | colorectal cancer |
| AP | acute pancreatitis |
| CEA | carcinoembryonic antigen |
| VEGF | vascular endothelial growth factor |
| EMT | epithelial-mesenchymal transition |
| EGFR | epidermal growth factor receptor |
| CCND1 | cyclin D1 |
| HCC | hepatocellular carcinoma |
| ITGβ4 | Integrinβ4 |
| MMP2 | metalloproteinase 2 |
| MMP9 | metalloproteinase 9 |
| BRAFi | BRAF inhibitor |
| PKC | Protein kinase C |
| MSTlR | c-Met-related tyrosine kinase |
| PRSS3 | protease serine 3 |
| PI3K | phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase |
| MAD2L2 | Mitotic arrest deficient 2–like protein |
| CIN | chromosomal instability |
| CHD1L | chromodomain-helicase-DNA-binding-protein 1-like gene |
| CAP | cold atmospheric plasma |
| SN | silymarin nanoemulsion |
| SLCO1B3 | The solute carrier organic anion transporter family member 1B3 |
| CLM | CRC liver metastasis |
| PBS | phosphate-buffered saline |
| Bcl-2 | B-cell lymphoma 2 |
| TNF | the tumor necrosis factor |
| shRNA | short hairpin RNA |
| Bax | Bcl2 Associated X Protein |
| OS | overall survival |
| sPCL | secondary plasma cell leukaemia |
| SNVs | single nucleotide variations |
| hMSCs | human mesenchymal stem cells |
| TAC | transverse aortic constriction |
| PaCa | pancreatic cancer |
| LC3-II | microtubule-associated protein light chain 3-II |
| LAMP1 | lysosomal-associated membrane protein 1 |
| TFE3 | the transcription factors E3 |
| PD | Parkinson’s s disease |
| TH | Tyrosine Hydroxylase |
| p-JNK | phospho-c-Jun N-terminal Kinase |
| AKI | acute kidney injury |
| PIN | prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia |
| RPE | retinal pigment epithelial |
| MAPK | mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| AGS | acetaldehyde-generating system |