| AIF | apoptosis inducing factor |
| AMPK | AMP-activated protein kinase |
| Bak | Bcl-2 homologous antagonist/killer |
| Bax | Bcl-2-associated X protein |
| Bcl-2 | B-cell lymphoma 2 |
| Bcl-XL | B-cell lymphoma-extra large |
| Bid | BH3 interacting-domain death agonist |
| Ca (2+) | Calcium |
| CDC25A | cell division cycle 25 homolog A |
| CDK | cyclin-dependent kinase |
| Cip1 | CDK-interacting protein 1 |
| COX-2 | Cyclooxygenase-2 |
| cyt-c | cytochrome-c |
| DNA | Deoxyribo nucleic acid |
| DR5 | Death receptor 5 EGFR: epidermal growth factor receptor |
| ERK | extracellular phosphorylated signal-regulated kinase |
| FoxO3 | Forkhead box O3 |
| GAS5 | growth arrest-specific 5 HIF-1α:hypoxia-inducible factors-1α |
| IGF-1 | Insulin-like growth factor 1 |
| IGFBP-5 | Insulin-like growth factor binding Protein-5 |
| iNOS | inducible nitric oxide synthase |
| Kip1 | Kinase inhibitory protein |
| 5-LO | 5-lipoxygenase |
| LOX | Lysyl oxidase |
| LT | Leukotriene |
| MDR | Multidrug resistance |
| MMP | Matrix metalloproteinases |
| mTOR | mammalian target of rapamycin |
| NF-κB | Nuclear factor kappa B |
| NSCLC | Non-small cell lung cancer cell lines |
| PARP | Poly ADP ribose polymerase |
| PCNA | Proliferating cell nuclear antigen |
| P-gp | Phosphorylated-glycoprotein |
| PI3K | Phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase |
| PKC | protein kinase C |
| PLA2 | phospholipase A2 |
| PLC | phospholipase C |
| PTEN | phosphatase and tensin homolog |
| SOC | Store-operated Ca (2+) channels |
| TNF-α | Tumor necrosis factor-alpha |
| TRAIL | TNF-related apoptosis-inducing ligand |
| uPA | urokinase plasminogen activator |
| VEGF | Vascular endothelial growth factor |