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. 2017 Mar 16;9(3):290. doi: 10.3390/nu9030290
ALDH Aldehyde Dehydrogenase
ALF Aggregated Locomotor Function
Bcl-2 B-cell lymphoma 2
Bcl-XL B-cell lymphoma-extra large
BW Body Weight
CAM Complementary and Alternative Medicine
CAT Catalase
CO Carbon Monoxide
COX Cyclooxygenase
CRP C-Reactive Protein
DMS Dimethyl Sulfide
DMSO Dimethyl Sulfoxide
DMSP Dimethylsulfoniopropionate
DNA Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid
ECM Extracellular Matrix
EDTA Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid
GCL Glutamate-Cysteine Ligase
GCM Glucosamine, Chondroitin Sulfate, and Methylsulfonylmethane
GPx Glutathione Peroxidase
GRAS Generally Recognized As Safe
GSH Reduced Glutathione
GSSG Oxidized Glutathione
GST Glutathione S-Transferase
H2O2 Hydrogen Peroxide
HIF-1α Hypoxia Inducible Factor-1α
HIV-1 Tat Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Transactivating regulatory protein
HSP Heat Shock Protein
IGF-1 Insulin-like Growth Factor-1
IGF-1R Insulin-like Growth Factor-1 Receptor
IL Interleukin
iNOS Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase
Jak Janus Kinase
LD50 Lethal Dose
LPS Lipopolysaccharide
MDA Malondialdehyde
MPO Myeloperoxidase
MSM Methylsulfonylmethane
NADPH2 Reduced Nicotinamide-Adenine Dinucleotide Phosphate
NF-κB Nuclear Factor Kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells
NHANES National Health and Nutritional Examination Survey
NHIS National Health Interview Surveys
NLRP3 Nucleotide-binding domain, Leucine-Rich repeat family Pyrin domain containing 3
NO Nitric Oxide
NO3 Nitrate
NOAEL No Observed Adverse Effect Level
Nrf2 Nuclear factor (erythroid-derived 2)-like 2
O2 Molecular Oxygen
O2- Superoxide Radical
OA Osteoarthritis
OH Hydroxyl Radical
ppm Parts per million
Prdx Peroxiredoxin
ROS Reactive Oxygen Species
SF36 36-Item Short Form Survey
SOD Superoxide Dismutase
STAT Signal Transducers and Activators of Transcription
TEAC Trolox Equivalent Antioxidant Capacity
TNF-α Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
UV Ultraviolet
VAS Visual Analogue Scale
VEGF Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor
WOMAC Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index