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. 2025 May 15;47(5):362. doi: 10.3390/cimb47050362
ALDH Aldehyde dehydrogenase
Bcl-2 B-cell lymphoma 2
BAX B-cell lymphoma 2-associated X protein
BCL B-cell lymphoma 2
CAF Cancer-associated fibroblasts
CHM Chinese herbal medicine
CHOP C-EBP homologous protein
CHP Chinese herbal prescription
CMH Chinese medicinal herbs
Elk1 ETS-like transcription factor 1
DRP1 Dynamin-related protein 1
EGCG Epigallocatechin gallate
EMT Epithelial–mesenchymal transition
ER Estrogen receptor
Erα Estrogen receptor alpha
Fen1 Flap Endonuclease 1
IBC Inflammatory breast cancer
IL-12 Interleukin 12
JNK c-Jun N-terminal kinase
MAPK Mitogen-activated protein kinase
MCF-7 Michigan Cancer Foundation-7 (human breast cancer cell line)
MDA-MB-231 A human breast cancer cell line
MMP Matrix metalloproteinase
NF-κB Nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells
NRF2 Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2
ODE Oldenlandia diffusa extract
OPA Optic atrophy protein
ORR Overall response rate
POLD1 DNA polymerase delta catalytic subunit gene
p-eIF2α Phosphorylated eukaryotic initiation factor 2 alpha
p-PERK Phosphorylated PKR-like ER kinase
ERK Phosphorylated extracellular signal-Regulated kinase
PMNs Pre-Metastatic niches
Qi Vital energy (in Traditional Chinese medicine)
ROS Reactive oxygen species
RSK Ribosomal S6 kinase
RSV Resveratrol
SBGE Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi extract
SbE Scutellaria baicalensis extract
SG Salvia miltiorrhiza–Ginseng
SGLXD Shu-Gan-Liang-Xue Decoction
STS Steroid sulfatase
TCA Tricarboxylic acid
TCM Traditional Chinese medicine
VEGF-A Vascular endothelial growth factor A