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. 2026 Aug 8;18(8):978. doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics18080978
Abbreviation Full form
4E-BP1 4E-binding protein-1
AD Adenocarcinoma
AMPK AMP-activated protein kinase
AP-1 Activator protein-1
CDK Cyclin-dependent kinase
CK1 Casein kinase 1
COX-2 Cyclooxygenase-2
DMBA 7,12-Dimethylbenz[a]anthracene
DNMT DNA methyltransferase
DVL Disheveled
EGCG Epigallocatechin-3-gallate
EGFR Epidermal growth factor receptor
EMT Epithelial–mesenchymal transition
ER Endoplasmic reticulum
ERK Extracellular signal-regulated kinase
FAP Familial adenomatous polyposis
FasL Fas ligand
FZD Frizzled (receptor)
GSK-3β Glycogen synthase kinase-3 beta
HAT Histone acetyltransferase
HDAC Histone deacetylase
HGF Hepatocyte growth factor
HIF-1α Hypoxia-inducible factor-1 alpha
IGF-1 Insulin-like growth factor-1
IGF-1R Insulin-like growth factor-1 receptor
IGFBP-3 Insulin-like growth factor-binding protein 3
IKK IκB kinase
IL-1β Interleukin-1 beta
IL-6 Interleukin-6
iNOS Inducible nitric oxide synthase
IκB Inhibitor of κB
ITCs Isothiocyanates
JAK Janus kinase
JNK c-Jun N-terminal kinase
KRAS Kirsten rat sarcoma viral oncogene
LRP5/6 Low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 5/6
MAPK Mitogen-activated protein kinase
MEK Mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase
miRNA/miR MicroRNA
MMP Matrix metalloproteinase
mTOR Mammalian target of rapamycin
mTORC1/2 mTOR complex 1/2
NEMO NF-κB essential modulator (IKKγ)
NF-κB Nuclear factor-kappa B
PD-L1 Programmed death-ligand 1
PDK1 Phosphoinositide-dependent kinase-1
PGE2 Prostaglandin E2
PI3K Phosphoinositide 3-kinase
PIP2 Phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate
PIP3 Phosphatidylinositol-3,4,5-trisphosphate
PKC Protein kinase C
PSA Prostate-specific antigen
PTEN Phosphatase and tensin homolog
Rb Retinoblastoma (protein)
RNS Reactive nitrogen species
ROS Reactive oxygen species
RSV Resveratrol
S6K1 S6 kinase 1
SOD Superoxide dismutase
SQ Squamous cell carcinoma
STAT3 Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3
TCF/LEF T-cell factor/lymphoid enhancer factor
TGF-β Transforming growth factor beta
TNF-α Tumor necrosis factor alpha
TSC1/2 Tuberous sclerosis complex 1/2
VEGF Vascular endothelial growth factor
VEGFR Vascular endothelial growth factor receptor
Wnt Wingless-related integration site
XIAP X-linked inhibitor of apoptosis protein