AIF	apoptosis-inducing factor
Akt	protein kinase B
ASR	age standardized rate
Bax	BCL2-associated X protein
Bcl-2	B-cell lymphoma 2
bFGF	basic fibroblast growth factor
BJcuL	lectin from the venom of the snake Bothrops jararacussu
BjV	Bothrops jararaca venom
BV	bee venom
CN	contortrostatin
COX	cyclooxygenase
CTX-3	cardiotoxin-3
CVF	cobra venom factor
DR	death receptor
DU 145	a prostate cancer cell line
EAT	Ehrlich ascites tumor
ECM	extra cellular matrix
EndoG	endonuclease G
ER	endoplasmic reticulum
ERK	extracellular signal-regulated kinase
GRP 78	protein 78
hIL-2	human interleukin-2
IL-2	interleukin-2
JAK2	Janus-associated kinase 2
JNK	c-Jun N-terminal kinases
LAAO	l-amino acid oxidase
LCN	liposomal encapsulation of contortrostatin
MAPK	mitogen-activated protein kinase
MCD	mast-cell degranulating peptide
MCF-7	human breast adenocarcinoma cell line
MCF7- cells	human breast adenocarcinoma cell line
MhIL-2	melittin human interleukine-2
MMP	matrix metalloproteinases
NF-κB	nuclear factor-kappa B
NR	not reported
OVCAR 5	human epithelial carcinoma cell line of the ovary
PLA2	phospholipase A2
RGD	arginyl-glycyl-aspartic acid
rhIl-2	recombinant human IL-2 protein
STAT 3	signal transducer and activator of transcription 3
TCA	tricarboxylic acid
Th1	lymphocyte T helper 1
TNF-α	tumor necrosis factor-α
VEGF	vascular endothelial growth factor
VEGFR	vascular endothelial growth factor receptor