| ABC | ATP-binding cassette |
| AKRs | aldo-keto reductases |
| AREs | antioxidant response elements |
| CBP | CREB-binding protein |
| CNC | Cap’n’Collar |
| CSC | cancer stem cell |
| CUL3 | Cullin 3 |
| EBV | Epstein–Barr virus |
| EGFR | epidermal growth factor receptor |
| EMT | epithelial–mesenchymal transition |
| GSH | glutathione |
| GSK-3β | glycogen synthase kinase-3β |
| GSTs | glutathione S-transferases |
| H2O2 | hydrogen peroxide |
| HNCs | Head and neck cancers |
| HNSCC | head and neck squamous cell carcinoma |
| HPV | human papillomavirus |
| KEAP1 | Kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1 |
| Neh | Nrf2-ECH homology |
| NQO1 | NAD(P)H:quinone oxidoreductase 1 |
| Nrf2 | nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 |
| OSCC | oral squamous cell carcinoma |
| PI3K | phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| RXRα | retinoid X receptor alpha |
| sMAF | small musculoaponeurotic fibrosarcoma |
| SODs | superoxide dismutases |
| TRX | thioredoxin |
| UGTs | UDP-glucuronosyltransferases |
| β-TrCP | β-transducin repeat-containing protein |