| SPPH | silkworm pupa protein hydrolysate |
| DH | degree of hydrolysis |
| AIF | apoptosis-inducing factor |
| Cyt C | cytochrome C |
| MMP | mitochondrial membrane potential |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| CDK | cyclin-dependent kinase |
| PARP | Poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase |
| PBS | phosphate-buffered saline |
| HRP | horseradish peroxidase |
| FBS | fetal bovine serum |
| MTT | 3-[4,5-Dimethylthiazol-2-yl]-2,5-diphenyl-tetrazolium bromide |
| PI | propidium iodide |
| FITC | fluorescein isothiocyanate |
| DMSO | dimethyl sulfoxide |
| DMEM | Dulbecco’s modified Eagle’s medium |
| DCFH-DA | 2′,7′-dichlorofluorescein-diacetate |
| BCA | bicinchoninic acid |
| ACE | angiotensin-I-converting enzyme |
| FDR | false discovery rate |
| DEGs | differentially expressed genes |
| KEGG | Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes |
| GO | gene ontology |
| GSEA | gene set enrichment analysis |