| AKT | protein kinase B |
| ALP | alkaline phosphatase |
| APC | antigen-presenting cell |
| CAM | chicken embryo vascular membrane |
| CD | cyclodextrin |
| COX-2 | cyclooxygenase-2 |
| CTLA-4 | cytotoxic T-lymphocyte associated protein 4 |
| DCT | dopachrome tautomerase |
| DMAP | dimethylaminopyridine |
| DMAPP | dimethylallyl diphosphate |
| DMBA | 7,12-dimethylbenzanthracene |
| EGFR | epidermal growth factor receptor |
| ERK 1/2 | extracellular signal-regulated kinases 1/2 |
| GPCRs | G protein-coupled receptors |
| GTP | guanosine-5′-triphosphate |
| HO-1 | heme-oxygenase 1 |
| HPGCD | 2-hydroxypropyl-γ-cyclodextrin |
| INOS | inducible nitric oxide synthase |
| IPP | isopentenyl diphosphate |
| LDH | lactate dehydrogenase |
| LD50 | lethal dose 50 |
| MAPK | mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| MEB | 2-C-methyl-D-erythritol 4-phosphate |
| MEK 1/2 | mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase 1/2 |
| MITF | microphthalmia-associated transcription factor |
| mTOR | mechanistic target of rapamycin kinase |
| MTT | 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium |
| MPT | mitochondrial permeability transition |
| MVA | mevalonate |
| NF-κB | nuclear factor-kappa B |
| NG | naringenin |
| NMSCs | non-melanoma skin cancers |
| NO | nitric oxide |
| OA | oleanolic acid |
| PD-1 | programmed cell death protein 1 |
| PDK1 | phosphoinositide-dependent kinase-1 |
| PD-L1 | programmed cell death ligand |
| p-ERK | phosphorylated extracellular signal-regulated kinase |
| PI3K | phosphoinositide 3-kinase |
| PIP2 | phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate |
| PIP3 | phosphatidylinositol-3,4,5-trisphosphate |
| p-IκBα | phospho-inhibitor of nuclear factor-κBα |
| p–NF–κB | phospho-nuclear factor-κB |
| PTEN | phosphatase and tensin homolog |
| PU | polyurethane |
| ROS | reactive form of oxygen |
| RTK | receptor tyrosine kinases |
| SGOT | serum glutamicoxaloacetic transaminase |
| tBHP | tert-butyl hydroperoxide |
| TGFβ | transforming growth factor-beta |
| TIMP-1 and TIMP-2 | tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases 1 and 2 |
| TPA | 12-tetradedecumiforbol |
| TYR | tyrosinase |
| TYRP1 | tyrosinase-related protein 1 |
| UA | ursolic acid |
| UAA | 3-O-acetylursolic acid |
| UV | ultraviolet |
| VCR | vincristine |