| ATCC | American Type Culture Collection |
| BrdU | 5-bromo-2′-deoxyuridine |
| DMEM | Dulbecco’s Modified Eagle Medium |
| DMSO | Dimethyl sulfoxide |
| EC50 | Half-maximal effective concentration |
| FBS | Fetal bovine serum |
| HRP | Horseradish peroxidase |
| IC50 | Half-maximal inhibitory concentration |
| LC50 | Half-maximal lethal concentration |
| MTT | 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide |
| NF-κB | Nuclear factor kappa B |
| NQO1 | NAD(P)H:quinone oxidoreductase 1 |
| PARP1 | Poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase 1 |
| PBMCs | Peripheral blood mononuclear cells |
| PBS | Phosphate-buffered saline |
| PDAC | Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma |
| PI | Propidium iodide |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| STLs | Sesquiterpene lactones |
| XTT | Sodium 3′-[1-(phenylaminocarbonyl)-3,4-tetrazolium]-bis(4-methoxy-6-nitro)benzene sulfonic acid hydrate |