| BSA | bovine serum albumin |
| c-FLIP | cellular FLICE-inhibitory protein |
| ChIP | chromatin immunoprecipitation |
| ICAM-1 | intercellular adhesion molecule-1 |
| IL-1 | interleukin-1 |
| HRP | horseradish peroxidase |
| IκB | inhibitor of nuclear factor κB |
| MTT | 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide |
| NF-κB | nuclear factor κB |
| PARP | poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase |
| PBS | phosphate-buffered saline |
| TNF | tumor necrosis factor |
| TRAIL | tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand |