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. 2026 Mar 22;15(6):1106. doi: 10.3390/foods15061106
AAS Atomic absorption spectrometry
A549 Human lung cancer cell line model
ABTS 2,2′-azino-bis-(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid)
ABTS•+ ABTS radical cation
AgNPs Silver nanoparticles
Akt Protein Kinase B
ALA Alpha-linolenic acid
AOAC Association of Official Analytical Collaboration
AR Androgen receptor
Bax Bcl-2-associated X protein (Proapoptotic)
Bcl-2 B-cell lymphoma (Antiapoptotic)
BGC-823 Gastric carcinoma cell line model
CaA Capric acid
CaCo-2 Colorectal adenocarcinoma for cell line model
Caspase Cysteine-aspartic protease
C-33A Human uterine cancer cell line model
CBFMS Community-based forest management
COX2 Cycloooxygenase-2
CSCs Cancer Stem Cells
CVD Cardiovascular diseases
DAD Diode array detector
DPPH 2,2-Diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (stable free radical)
DU145 Human prostate cancer cell line model
DW Dry weight
EC50 Half (50%) maximal effective concentration
EO Essential oils
FRAP Ferric reducing antioxidant power
FW Fresh weight
G1 phase arrest Pause in the cell cycle before the S phase, triggered by cell stress, DNA damage, or lack of growth factors
GAE Gallic acid equivalent
GC Gas chromatography
GI50 Half (50%) maximal growth inhibitory concentration
H1299 Non-small cell lung carcinoma cell line model
HCT-116 Colorectal carcinoma cell line model
HeLa Cervical cancer cell line model
HepG2 Liver hepatocellular carcinoma cell line model
HL-60 Promyelocytic leukemia cell line model
HPLC High-performance liquid chromatography
HPTLC High-performance thin-layer chromatography
HT-29 Human colorectal adenocarcinoma cell line model
IC50 Half (50%) maximal inhibitory concentration
ICP-MS Inductively coupled plasma mass spectroscopy
ICP-OES Inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectroscopy
IFN-γ Interferon gamma
IL-1β Interleukin-1 beta
IL-6 Interleukin-6
IL-12 Interleukin-12
JAK Janus Kinase
LaA Lauric acid
LA Linoleic acid
LNCaP: Prostate carcinoma (Lymph Node) cell line model
MCF-7 Human breast cancer cell line model
MDA-MB-231 Triple-negative breast cancer cell line model
MIC Minimum inhibitory concentration
Mia PaCa-2 Human pancreatic cancer cell line model
MMP Matrix Metalloproteinase
mTOR Mammalian Target of Rapamycin
NCI-H460 Large cell lung carcinoma cell line model
NF-κB Nuclear Factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells
OA Oleic acid
OVCAR-3 Ovarian carcinoma cell line model
PA Palmitic acid
PANC-1 Human pancreatic epithelioid carcinoma cell line model
PARP Poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase
PC-3 Prostate cancer cell line model
PGE2 Prostaglandin E2
PICO Population; intervention; comparator; outcome
PI3K Phosphoinositide 3-kinase
PLA2 Phospholipase A2
POA Palmitoleic acid
PK Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase
ROO• Peroxyl free organic radical
ROS Reactive oxygen species
SA Stearic acid
SKOV3 Ovarian adenocarcinoma cell line model
SNA Sambucus nigra Agglutinin (Lectin)
STAT Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription
STAT3 Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription 3
T47D Breast ductal epithelial tumor cell line model
TBARS Thiobarbituric acid reactive substances
TEK Traditional ecological knowledge
TLR4 Toll-Like Receptor 4
TNF-α Tumor necrosis factor alpha
TPA 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate
TRP Transient Receptor Potential
TRPA1 Transient Receptor Potential Ankyrin 1
TRPV1 Transient Receptor Potential Vanilloid 1
U-87 Human glioblastoma cell line model
UVB Ultraviolet B
VEGF Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor
WEFs Wild Edible Fruits