| Akt | Ak refers to a mouse strain which developed spontaneous thymic (t) lymphoma |
| AP-1 | activator protein-1 |
| c-Fos | a member of the Fos family of oncogenes |
| MEKK2 | mitogen-activated kinase kinase kinase 2 |
| MLK | mixed lineage kinase |
| MLKL | mixed lineage kinase ligand |
| mTor | mechanistic target of rapamycin |
| NLRP3 | NLR family pyrin domain containing 3 |
| TUNEL | terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick end labeling |