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. 2025 Oct 11;18(10):1529. doi: 10.3390/ph18101529
25-OCH3-PPD 25-methoxy-protopanaxadiol
A20 Tumor necrosis factor-α-induced protein 3
AA Arachidonic acid
AGS-H Heat-processed American ginseng saponins
ALT Alanine aminotransferase
AMPK AMP-activated protein kinase
AP-1 Activator protein-1
ApoE Apolipoprotein E
APPswe Amyloid precursor protein Swedish mutation
ARE Antioxidant response element
ASC Apoptosis-associated speck-like protein containing a caspase recruitment domain
AST Aspartate aminotransferase
ATP Adenosine triphosphate
Bax Bcl-2-associated x protein
Bcl-2 B-cell lymphoma 2
BDNF Brain-derived neurotrophic factor
BMP-2 Bone morphogenetic protein-2
Brn-3a Brain-specific homeobox/POU domain protein 3a
BUN Blood urea nitrogen
C17SCV C17 side-chain varied
cAMP cyclic adenosine monophosphate
CD Cluster of differentiation
c-Fos c-Fos proto-oncogene
c-Jun Cellular Jun proto-oncogen
c-Myc Cellular myelocytomatosis oncogene
COL1A1 Collagen type I alpha 1
COVID-19 Coronavirus disease 2019
COX Cyclooxygenase
cPLA2 Cytosolic phospholipase A2
CREB cyclic adenosine monophosphate response element-binding protein
CYP3A4 Cytochrome P450 3A4
CYP450 Cytochrome P450
EC50 Half maximal effective concentration
EGCG Epigallocatechin-3-gallate
EMT Epithelial to mesenchymal transition
eNOS Endothelial nitric oxide synthase
ER Endoplasmic reticulum
Egr-1 Early growth response 1
ERK Extracellular signal-regulated kinase
FDA Food and Drug Administration
Foxp3 Forkhead box P3
FUNDC1 FUN14 domain containing 1
GABA Gamma-aminobutyric acid
G-CSF Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor
GLS1 Glutaminase 1
Glu Glutamate
GLUT1 Glucose transporter 1
GM1 Monosialotetrahexosylganglioside 1
GRAS Generally recognized as safe
GSH Glutathione
GTPase Guanosine triphosphatase
GZMB Granzyme B
HaCaT Human keratinocyte
HDAC2 Histone deacetylase 2
HMGB1 High mobility group box 1
HO Heme oxygenase
hP2X7 Human P2X purinoceptor 7
HSP70 Heat shock protein 70
IBD Inflammatory bowel disease
IC50 Half maximal inhibitory concentration
ICAM-1 Intercellular adhesion molecule-1
ICU Intensive care unit
IDE Insulin-degrading enzyme
IFN-γ Interferon-gamma
Ig Immunoglobulin
IGF-1 Insulin-like growth factor-1
IGF-1R Insulin-like growth factor-1 receptor
IκBα Inhibitor of nuclear factor kappa b alpha
IKKβ Inhibitor of nuclear factor kappa b kinase subunit beta
IL Interleukin
iNOS Inducible nitric oxide synthase
JAK Janus kinase
JNK c-Jun N-terminal kinase
LOX-1 Lectin-like oxidized low-density lipoprotein receptor-1
LPS Lipopolysaccharide
MAPK Mitogen-activated protein kinase
MCP-1 Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1
MD2 Myeloid differentiation factor 2
MDA Malondialdehyde
MI/R Myocardial ischemia/reperfusion
MIP-1δ Macrophage inflammatory protein-1 delta
MMP Matrix metalloproteinase
MPTP 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine
MRL/lpr Murphy Roths Large/lymphoproliferation
mTOR Mammalian target of rapamycin
MW Molecular weight
NADPH Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate
NEP Neprilysin
NETosis neutrophil extracellular traps formation
NeuN Neuronal nuclei
NFATc1 Nuclear factor of activated T-cells, cytoplasmic 1
NF-κB Nuclear factor-kappa B
NGAL Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin
NGF Nerve growth factor
NK Natural killer
NKG2D Natural killer group 2 member D
NLC Nanostructured lipid carrier
NLRP3 Nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain-like receptor protein 3
NMDA N-methyl-D-aspartate
NOX1 Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate oxidase 1
Nrf2 Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2
OA Oleanolic acid
p-ACC Phosphoacetyl-CoA carboxylase
PAM Positive allosteric modulator
PCA Passive cutaneous anaphylaxis
PD-L1 Programmed death-ligand 1
PEGylated Polyethylene glycol-conjugated
PGE Prostaglandin E
P-gp P-glycoprotein
PI3K/AKT Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/protein kinase B
PKC Protein kinase C
PKCδ Protein kinase C delta
PLA2 Phospholipase A2
PLCγ Phospholipase Cγ
PLD Phospholipase D
PPD Protopanaxadiol
PPT Protopanaxatriol
PSEFS Peanut sprout extracts cultivated with fermented sawdust medium
PSEN1dE9 presenilin 1 deletion of exon 9
RANKL Receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa-B ligand
RC50 Half maximal response concentration
Rho Ras homolog
RIP Receptor-interacting protein
ROS Reactive oxygen species
Runx2 Runt-related transcription factor 2
SAR Structure–activity relationship
SARS-CoV-2 Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
SIRT1 Sirtuin 1
Smad Smad family proteins
SMEDDS Self-microemulsifying drug delivery systems
SOD Superoxide dismutase
STAT Signal transducer and activator of transcription
Syk Spleen tyrosine kinase
TAK1 Transforming growth factor-beta-activated kinase 1
t-BHP Tertiary-butyl hydroperoxide
TGF-β1 Transforming growth factor-β1
Th T helper
TLR4 Toll-like receptor 4
TME Tumor microenvironment
TNBS Trinitrobenzenesulfonic acid
TNF-α Tumor necrosis factor alpha
ULK1 Unc-51 like autophagy activating kinase 1
UVB Ultraviolet B
VEGF Vascular endothelial growth factor
ZO-1 Zonula occludens-1
α-MSH Alpha-melanocyte stimulating hormone
α-SMA Alpha-smooth muscle actin
γδ T cells Epidermal gamma delta T cells