| ABTS•+ | 2,2′-Azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid radical |
| AO | Acridine orange |
| AO/EB | Acridine orange/Ethidium bromide staining |
| ANOVA | One-way analysis of variance |
| DCFH-DA | 2′,7-dichlorofluorescin diacetate |
| DAD | Diode array detector |
| DMSO | Dimethyl sulfoxide |
| DMEM | Dulbecco’s Modified Eagle Medium |
| DPPH | 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl |
| EB | Ethidium bromide |
| FBS | Fetal bovine serum |
| FRAP | Ferric reducing antioxidant power |
| GA | Gallic acid |
| GI | Geographical indication |
| HO-1 | Heme oxygenase-1 |
| HT-29 | Human colon adenocarcinoma cells |
| IC50 | Half-maximal inhibitory concentration |
| IκBα | Inhibitor of nuclear factor kappa B alpha |
| IL-1β | Interleukin-1β |
| IL-6 | Interleukin-6 |
| MAPK | Mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| MTT | 3-(4,5-Dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyl tetrazolium bromide |
| NF-κB | Nuclear factor kappa-B cells |
| Nrf2 | Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 |
| ORAC | Oxygen radical absorbance capacity |
| PBS | Phosphate-buffered saline |
| PCR | Polymerase chain reaction |
| PF | Perilla frutescens |
| PSE | Perilla frutescens seed extract |
| Q | Quercetin |
| RAW 264.7 | Murine macrophage cells |
| SD | Standard deviation |
| SH-SY5Y | Human neuroblastoma cell line |
| TC | Tocopherol |
| TFC | Total flavonoid content |
| TPC | Total phenolic content |
| TNF-α | Tumor necrosis factor-alpha |
| Trolox | 6-hydroxy-2,5,7,8-tetramethylchroman-2-carboxylic acid |