5-FU	5-Fluorouracil
AGS	Human gastric adenocarcinoma cell line
Bax	Bcl-2-associated X protein
Bcl-xl	B-cell lymphoma-extra large
CAT	Catalase
CagA	Cytotoxin-associated gene A (H. pylori virulence factor)
CUR	Curcumin
DDP	Cisplatin
Des1/Des2	Dihydroceramide desaturases 1 and 2
DOX	Doxorubicin
EMT	Epithelial–mesenchymal transition
ER	Endoplasmic reticulum
GC	Gastric cancer
GPX	Glutathione peroxidase
LVD	Lymphatic vessel density
MDA	Malondialdehyde
MDR	Multi-drug resistance
NF-κB	Nuclear factor kappa B
NRf2	Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2
PKC	Protein kinase C
PS	Photosensitive photosensitizer
ROS	Reactive oxygen species
RSV	Resveratrol
SOD	Superoxide dismutase
SPHs	Sphingolipids (context-specific abbreviation; e.g., sphingosine species)
TCF	Transcription factor
VCR	Vincristine