| AJHW | Alnus japonica hot water extract |
| AJE | Alnus japonica ethanol extract |
| ORE | Oregonin |
| DEX | Dexamethasone |
| UME | Ulmus Macrocarpa Hance extract |
| HPLC | High-performance liquid chromatography |
| TLC | Thin-layer chromatography |
| DAPI | 4′,6-Diamidino-2-phenylindole |
| LC-MS/MS | Liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry |
| NMR | Nuclear magnetic resonance |
| ICD | International classification of diseases |
| RT-PCR | Real-time polymerase chain reaction |
| Bcl-2 | B-cell Lymphoma-2 |
| Bax | Bcl-2-Associated X Protein |
| PARP | Poly(ADP-Ribose) Polymerase |
| GAPDH | Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate Dehydrogenase |
| Akt | Protein Kinase B |
| mTOR | Mammalian Target of Rapamycin |
| FoxO3α | Forkhead Box O3α |
| MuRF1 | Muscle RING-finger Protein 1 |
| MyoD | Myoblast Determination Protein |
| IGF-1 | Insulin-like Growth Factor-1 |
| NF-κB | Nuclear Factor Kappa-Light-Chain-Enhancer of Activated B Cells |
| NO | Nitric oxide |
| MMP-2 | Matrix Metalloproteinase-2 |
| IL-1 | Interleukin-1 |
| IL-2 | Interleukin-2 |
| IL-6 | Interleukin-6 |
| IL-10 | Interleukin-10 |
| IL-12p70 | Interleukin-12p70 |
| TNF-α | Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha |
| COX-2 | Cyclooxygenase-2 |
| SNU-C1 | Seoul National University-Colon1 |
| t-BHP | tert-Butyl Hydroperoxide |
| HepG2 | Hepatocyte G2 |