| IL-6 | Interleukin 6 |
| TNF-alfa | Tumor Necrosis Factor alfa |
| MAP kinases | Mitogen-activated protein kinases |
| Erk 1/2 | Extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 |
| p38 | Stress-activated protein kinase p38 |
| JNK 1/2 | c-Jun N-terminal kinase |
| MKK4 | Mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase |
| NF-κB | Nuclear factor NF-κB protein |
| AP-1 | Activator protein-1 |
| FBS | Fetal bovine serum |
| DMEM | Dulbecco’s Modified Eagle Medium |
| MTT | 3-(4,5-Dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-Diphenyltetrazolium bromide |
| MeOH | Methanol |
| EtOAc | Ethylacetate |
| HCl | Hydrochloric acid |
| DMSO | Dimethylsulfoxide |
| EB/AO | Ethidium Bromide/Acridine Orange |
| AEE | Anthocyanins enriched extract |
| LDH | Lactate Dehydrogenase |
| TUNEL assay | Terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick end labeling assay |
| Draq5 | 1,5-Bis{[2-(di-methylamino) ethyl]amino}-4,8-Dihydroxyanthracene-9,10-Dione |
| PBS | Phosphate Buffered Saline |
| LC/DAD/ESI-MS | Liquid Chromatography/Diode Array/Electrospray Ionization-Mass Spectrometry |
| Cy | Cyanidine |
| Cy-3-O-samb-5-gluc | Cyanidine-3-O-sambubioside-5-glucoside |
| Cy-3,5-O-gluc | Cyanidine-3,5-glucoside |