| ANOVA | Analysis of Variance |
| DMEM | Dulbecco’s Modified Eagle Medium |
| DMSO | Dimethyl sulfoxide |
| DoE | Design of Experiment |
| DSE | Derris scandens extract |
| DSE-DMSO | Derris scandens extract dissolved in dimethyl sulfoxide |
| DSE-NE | Derris scandens extract-loaded nanoemulsion |
| DSE-SNEDDS | Derris scandens extract-loaded self-nanoemulsifying drug delivery system |
| DXA | Dexamethasone |
| EtOH | Ethanol |
| FBS | Fetal bovine serum |
| HPLC | High-performance liquid chromatography |
| HSP | Hansen solubility parameter |
| IC20 | 20% inhibitory concentration |
| IC50 | Half-maximal inhibitory concentration |
| LBDDS | Lipid based drug delivery systems |
| LOD | Limit of detection |
| LOQ | Limit of quantification |
| LPS | lipopolysaccharide |
| MCT | medium-chain triglyceride |
| MTT | 3-(4,5-Dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide |
| ND | not determined |
| NE | Nanoemulsion |
| NO | Nitric oxide7 |
| NSAIDs | Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs |
| PCS | Photon correlation spectroscopy |
| PDA | Photodiode array detector |
| PdI | Polydispersity index |
| PLS | Partial least squares model |
| Q2 | Prediction power |
| R2 | Goodness of fit |
| SEM | Standard error of the mean |
| SMEDDS | Self-microemulsifying drug delivery systems |
| SNEDDS | Self-nanoemulsifying drug delivery systems |