| ARE | antioxidant response element |
| ASC | apoptosis-associated speck-like protein containing a C-terminal caspase recruitment domain |
| CTL | control |
| ED | enterodiol |
| EL | enterolactone |
| ELISA | enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay |
| FLC | flaxseed lignan component |
| GSTM1 | glutathione S-transferase Mu 1 |
| GPx | glutathione peroxidase |
| HO-1 | heme oxygenase-1 |
| IL-18 | interleukin-18 |
| IL-1β | interleukin-1β |
| IL-6 | interleukin-6 |
| IACUC | Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee |
| iNOS | inducible nitric oxide synthase |
| IP | intraperitoneal |
| KEAP1 | kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1 |
| LDH | lactate dehydrogenase |
| MF | macrophage |
| MDA | malondialdehyde |
| MM | malignant mesothelioma |
| NF-κB | nuclear factor-κB |
| NLRP3 | nod-like receptor family pyrin domain containing 3 |
| NOD | nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain |
| Nrf2 | nuclear factor (erythroid-derived 2)-like 2 |
| Nqo1 | NADPH: quinone oxidoreductase-1 |
| PBS | phosphate-buffered saline |
| PL | peritoneal lavage |
| PLF | peritoneal lavage fluid |
| qPCR | quantitative polymerase chain reaction |
| RNS | reactive nitrogen species |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| SDG | secoisolariciresinol diglucoside |
| TNFα | tumor necrosis factor alpha |
| TrxR | thioredoxin reductase |
| WBC | white blood cell |