| Apaf-1 | apoptotic protease activating factor 1 |
| Bad | Bcl-2-associated death promoter |
| Bax | BH3-interacting domain death agonist (Bid), BCL2-associated X protein |
| DPI | diphenylene iodonium |
| ERK | extracellular regulated protein kinase |
| JNK | c-Jun N-terminal kinase |
| MAPK | mitogen-activated protein kinases |
| NAC | N-acetylcysteine |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| Puma | p53 upregulated modulator of apoptosis |