| VPA | valproic acid |
| DOX | doxorubicin |
| HCC | hepatocellular carcinoma |
| CDI | coefficient of drug interaction |
| PARP | poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| TACE | transarterial chemoembolization |
| HDAC | histone deacetylase |
| ATCC | american type culture collection |
| RPMI | roswell park memorial institute |
| DMEM | Dulbecco’s modified eagle medium |
| FBS | fetal bovine serum |
| STR | short tandem repeat |
| NAC | N-acetylcysteine |
| 3-MA | 3-methyladenine |
| CPZ | chlorpromazine |
| MβCD | methyl-β-cyclodextrin |
| LY | LY294002 |
| CD | cyclodextrin |
| AO | acridine orange |
| H2DCFDA | 2′,7′-dichlorodihydrofluorescein diacetate |
| PBS | phosphate-buffered saline |
| PMSF | phenylmethylsulfonyl fluoride |
| SDS-PAGE | sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis |
| TBST | tris-buffered saline tween 20 |
| HRP | horse radish peroxidase |
| ECL | enhanced chemiluminescence |
| SD | standard deviation |
| ANOVA | analysis of variance |
| HDEI | histone deacetylase inhibitor |
| ATC | anaplastic thyroid carcinoma |
| GSH | glutathione |