| DMSO | Dimethyl sulfoxide |
| DMF | N,N-dimethyl formamide |
| SAT | Sitting atop |
| DNA | Deoxyribonucleic acid |
| EMSA | Electrophoretic mobility shift assay |
| NER | Nucleotide excision repair |
| HMGB1 | High mobility group protein B1 |
| FCS | Fetal calf serum |
| MTT | Tetrazolium salt 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide |