| ZnO NPs | Zinc oxide nanoparticles |
| ALT | Alanine aminotransferase |
| AST | Aspartate aminotransferase |
| MDA | Malondialdehyde |
| GSH | Reduced glutathione |
| SOD2 | Superoxide dismutase 2 (mitochondrial) |
| Cu/Zn-SOD | Copper–zinc superoxide dismutase |
| HO-1 | Heme oxygenase-1 |
| IL-6 | Interleukin-6 |
| TNF-α | Tumor necrosis factor alpha |
| Bcl-2 | B-cell lymphoma 2 |
| Nrf2 | Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 |
| NF-κB | Nuclear factor kappa B |
| miRNA | MicroRNA |
| RT-qPCR | Reverse transcription–quantitative polymerase chain reaction |
| GAPDH | Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase |
| U6 snRNA | U6 small nuclear RNA |
| H&E | Hematoxylin and eosin |
| IHC | Immunohistochemistry |
| DAB | 3,3′-Diaminobenzidine |
| PBS | Phosphate-buffered saline |
| cDNA | Complementary DNA |
| SEM | Standard error of the mean |
| ANOVA | Analysis of variance |
| MIQE | Minimum Information for Publication of Quantitative Real-Time PCR Experiments |