| NNK | 4-(methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanone |
| GSH | Reduced glutathione |
| GPx-like | Glutathione peroxidase-like |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| LDL | Low density lipoproteins |
| NF-κB | Nuclear factor-κB DNA Binding |
| MTT | 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyl-tetrazolium bromide |
| Trx | Thioredoxin |
| TrxR | Thioredoxin reductase |
| PDI | Disulfide isomerase |
| 2-NP | 2-Nitropropane |
| MT | Metallothionein |
| CDKs | Cyclin kinases |
| IGF-1R | Insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor |
| HDAC | Histone deacetylase |
| SAHA | Suberoylanilide hydroxamic acid |
| DPPH | 1,1-Diphenyl-2-picryl-hydrazyl |
| ABTS | 2,2-Azinobis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline- 6-sulfonic acid) |
| DMBA | 7, 12-dimethylbenz(a)anthracene |
| HPLC | High-performance liquid chromatography |
| NMR | Nuclear magnetic resonance |
| PEG | Polyethylene glycol |
| SOD2 | superoxide dismutase 2 |
| PB | peripheral blood |
| PBMC | peripheral blood mononuclear cells |