| BaP | Benzo(a)pyrene |
| BRET | Bioluminescence resonance energy transfer |
| CYP450 | Cytochrome P450 |
| DCFH-DA | 2,7-dichlorofluorescein diacetate |
| DMEM | Dulbecco’s modified Eagle Medium |
| DMSO | Dimethyl sulfoxide |
| EFSA | European Food Safety Authority |
| ESI | Electrospray ionization |
| FBS | Fetal bovine serum |
| FD-IC | Freeze-drying Instant Cascara |
| FRET | Förster resonance energy transfer |
| GPCR | G-protein-coupled receptors |
| IARC | International Agency for Research on Cancer |
| IC | Instant Cascara |
| IC 0.0 | Instant Cascara without carrier |
| IC 1.0 | Instant Cascara with long-chain inulin |
| IC 2.0 | Instant Cascara with oligofructose-enriched inulin |
| iNOS | Nitric oxide synthase |
| LMP | Low-melting-point agarose |
| LPS | Lipopolysaccharide |
| MAChRs | Muscarinic acetylcholine receptors |
| MTT | 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide |
| NO | Nitric oxide |
| PBS | Phosphate-buffered saline |
| PhIP | 2-amino-1-methyl-6-phenylimidazo[4,5-b]-pyridine |
| PI | Propidium iodide |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| SD | Standard deviation |
| SD-IC | Spray-drying Instant Cascara |
| tBOOH | Tert-butyl hydroperoxide |