| Abbreviation | Full Term |
| 5-FU | 5-fluorouracil |
| ADAM17 | ADAM metallopeptidase domain 17 |
| Akt | protein kinase B |
| Bax | Bcl-2-associated X protein |
| BBR | berberine |
| Bcl-2 | B-cell lymphoma-2 |
| CAFs | cancer-associated fibroblasts |
| CAG | chronic atrophic gastritis |
| CagA | cytotoxin-associated gene A |
| Caspase | cysteinyl aspartate specific proteinase |
| CDX2 | caudal type homeobox 2 |
| CFB | coptisine free base |
| COP | coptisine |
| CXCL10 | C-X-C motif chemokine ligand 10 |
| Dys | dysplasia |
| EGFR | epidermal growth factor receptor |
| EMT | epithelial–mesenchymal transition |
| eNOS | endothelial nitric oxide synthase |
| EPI | epiberberine |
| H. pylori | Helicobacter pylori |
| HPU | H. pylori urease |
| HDI | Human Development Index |
| HIF-1α | hypoxia-inducible factor-1α |
| IFN-γ | interferon-γ |
| IL-1 | interleukin 1 |
| IL-6 | interleukin 6 |
| IL-10 | interleukin 10 |
| IM | intestinal metaplasia |
| iNOS | inducible nitric oxide synthase |
| JAK2 | Janus kinase 2 |
| JAT | jatrorrhizine |
| LC3 | microtubule-associated protein 1 light chain 3 |
| MAPK | mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| MDSCs | myeloid-derived suppressor cells |
| MIC | minimum inhibitory concentration |
| miRNA | microRNA |
| MMP | matrix metalloproteinase |
| MNNG | N-methyl-N’-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine |
| mTOR | mammalian target of rapamycin |
| MUC2 | mucin 2 |
| MUC6 | mucin 6 |
| NF-κB | nuclear factor-kappa B |
| NLRP3 | NLR family pyrin domain containing 3 |
| p53 | tumor protein p53 |
| PAL | palmatine |
| PI3K | phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| SPEM | spasmolytic polypeptide-expressing metaplasia |
| STAT | signal transducer and activator of transcription |
| TAMs | tumor-associated macrophages |
| TFF2 | trefoil factor 2 |
| TGF-β | transforming growth factor-β |
| Th17 | T helper 17 cell |
| TNF-α | tumor necrosis factor-α |
| VacA | vacuolating cytotoxin A |
| VEGF | vascular endothelial growth factor |