| ANOVA | Analysis of variance |
| AP-1 | Activator protein 1 |
| BAX | Bcl-2-associated X protein |
| BCL-XL | B-cell lymphoma–extra large |
| CAF | Cancer-associated fibroblast |
| CMA | Chaperone-mediated autophagy |
| CV | Carvacrol |
| DCIS | Ductal carcinoma in situ |
| DMEM | Dulbecco’s modified Eagle medium |
| DMSO | Dimethyl sulfoxide |
| ECM | Extracellular matrix |
| ER | Estrogen receptor |
| FAP | Fibroblast activation protein |
| FBS | Fetal bovine serum |
| IF | Immunofluorescence |
| ILC | Invasive lobular carcinoma |
| IDC | Invasive ductal carcinoma |
| MD | Molecular dynamics |
| MMP | Matrix metalloproteinase |
| MTT | 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide |
| NF | Normal fibroblast |
| NF-κB | Nuclear factor kappa B |
| NPT | Constant number, pressure, temperature ensemble |
| NVT | Constant number, volume, temperature ensemble |
| OPLS-AA | Optimized potentials for liquid simulations–all atom |
| PBS | Phosphate-buffered saline |
| PDB | Protein Data Bank |
| PPAR | Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor |
| PPARα | Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha |
| PPARγ | Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma |
| PR | Progesterone receptor |
| RMSD | Root-mean-square deviation |
| RMSF | Root-mean-square fluctuation |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| SASA | Solvent-accessible surface area |
| SD | Standard deviation |
| SEM | Standard error of the mean |
| SIRT | Sirtuin |
| SIRT1 | Sirtuin 1 |
| SIRT3 | Sirtuin 3 |
| SQSTM1 | Sequestosome 1 |
| TME | Tumor microenvironment |
| TUNEL | Terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick end labeling |