AP	activator protein
DCF	dichlorodihydrofluorescein
DMEM	Dulbecco/Vogt modified Eagle’s minimal essential medium
DPI	diphenylene iodonium
ECM	extracellular matrix
ELISA	enzyme linked immunosorbent assay
EMSA	electrophoretic mobility shift assay
ERK	extracellular signal-regulated kinase
JNK	c-Jun N-terminal kinase
MAPK	mitogen-activated protein kinase
MMP	matrix metalloproteinase
NF-κB	nuclear factor-κB
PMA	phorbol myristate acetate
ROS	reactive oxygen species