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. 2026 Sep 17;19(9):1480. doi: 10.3390/ph19091480
ABTS 2,2′-Azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid)
ACC Acetyl-CoA carboxylase
AKT/Akt Protein kinase B
AKT1 AKT serine/threonine kinase 1
ALT Alanine aminotransferase
AMPK AMP-activated protein kinase
AP-1 Activator protein 1
AST Aspartate aminotransferase
Bcl-2 B-cell lymphoma 2
BDMC Bisdemethoxycurcumin
BHA Butylated hydroxyanisole
BHT Butylated hydroxytoluene
CAS Chemical Abstracts Service
CCL7 C-C motif chemokine ligand 7
CCR2 C-C chemokine receptor type 2
CD Cluster of differentiation
cFLIP Cellular FLICE-like inhibitory protein
cGAS Cyclic GMP–AMP synthase
CK Creatine kinase
CMPK2 Cytidine/uridine monophosphate kinase 2
COX Cyclooxygenase
CPT-1 Carnitine palmitoyltransferase 1
CRP C-reactive protein
CRYAB Alpha B-crystallin
CUPRAC Cupric Ion Reducing Antioxidant Capacity
CXCR4 C-X-C chemokine receptor type 4
DENV-2 Dengue virus serotype 2
DESI-MSI Desorption electrospray ionization mass spectrometry imaging
DPP-4 Dipeptidyl peptidase-4
DPPH 2,2-Diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl
DR4 Death receptor 4
DR5 Death receptor 5
EC50 Half-maximal effective concentration
EGFR Epidermal growth factor receptor
EMT Epithelial–mesenchymal transition
ENPP2 Ectonucleotide pyrophosphatase/phosphodiesterase 2
EPS Extracellular polymeric substances
ER Endoplasmic reticulum
ERK Extracellular signal-regulated kinase
FAK Focal adhesion kinase
FAS Fatty acid synthase
FATP Fatty acid transport protein
FICI Fractional inhibitory concentration index
FRAP Ferric Reducing Antioxidant Power
GAE Gallic acid equivalents
GATA3 GATA-binding protein 3
GBF1 Golgi brefeldin A-resistant guanine nucleotide exchange factor 1
GLUT2 Glucose transporter 2
GLUT4 Glucose transporter 4
GSK3β Glycogen synthase kinase 3 beta
HBV Hepatitis B virus
HBsAg Hepatitis B surface antigen
HbA1c Glycated hemoglobin
HCV Hepatitis C virus
HIF-1α Hypoxia-inducible factor 1 alpha
HIV-1 Human immunodeficiency virus type 1
HO-1 Heme oxygenase-1
HOMA-IR Homeostatic Model Assessment for Insulin Resistance
HOSC Hydroxyl Radical-Scavenging Capacity
hs-CRP High-sensitivity C-reactive protein
IC50 Half-maximal inhibitory concentration
ICAM-1 Intercellular adhesion molecule 1
IgE Immunoglobulin E
IL Interleukin
IP-10 Interferon gamma-induced protein 10
JAK Janus kinase
JEV Japanese encephalitis virus
JNK c-Jun N-terminal kinase
KOOS Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score
LDH-A Lactate dehydrogenase A
MAPK Mitogen-activated protein kinase
MBC Minimum bactericidal concentration
MBIC Minimum biofilm inhibitory concentration
MCP-1 Monocyte chemoattractant protein 1
MDR Multidrug-resistant
MHC Major histocompatibility complex
MIC Minimum inhibitory concentration
MIP-1α Macrophage inflammatory protein 1 alpha
MMP Matrix metalloproteinase
MRSA Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
MSSA Methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus
mTOR Mechanistic target of rapamycin
MyD88 Myeloid differentiation primary response 88
NAFLD Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
NASH Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis
NF-κB Nuclear factor kappa B
NLRP3 NOD-like receptor family pyrin domain-containing 3
NOD2 Nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain-containing protein 2
NPC1L1 Niemann–Pick C1-like 1
Nrf2 Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2
NS1 Nonstructural protein 1
NTCP Sodium taurocholate cotransporting polypeptide
ORAC Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity
PAK1 p21-activated kinase 1
PBP2a Penicillin-binding protein 2a
PDE-4B Phosphodiesterase 4B
PDGFRβ Platelet-derived growth factor receptor beta
PGE2 Prostaglandin E2
PI3K Phosphoinositide 3-kinase
PI4KB Phosphatidylinositol 4-kinase beta
PKCα Protein kinase C alpha
PLGA Poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid)
PPAR-α Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha
PPAR-γ Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma
PTP1B Protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B
RDSC DPPH Radical-Scavenging Capacity
RIG-I Retinoic acid-inducible gene I
RORγt Retinoic acid receptor-related orphan receptor gamma t
ROS Reactive oxygen species
RT-qPCR Reverse transcription quantitative polymerase chain reaction
SARS-CoV-2 Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
SDG Sustainable Development Goal
SI Selectivity index
SIRT1 Sirtuin 1
SOD Superoxide dismutase
SREBP Sterol regulatory element-binding protein
STAT Signal transducer and activator of transcription
α-SMA Alpha-smooth muscle actin
TCM Traditional Chinese Medicine
Th T helper
TIMP-1 Tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases 1
TLR Toll-like receptor
TNF-α Tumor necrosis factor alpha
TPC Total phenolic content
TP53 Tumor protein p53
UPLC-MS Ultra-performance liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry
UHPLC-Q-Orbitrap HRMS Ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography–Q-Orbitrap high-resolution mass spectrometry
VAS Visual Analog Scale
VCAM-1 Vascular cell adhesion molecule 1
VEGF Vascular endothelial growth factor
VEGFR2 Vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2
WOMAC Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index
XIAP X-linked inhibitor of apoptosis protein
YFV Yellow fever virus
ZIKV Zika virus