A549	human lung-cancer cells
ABTS	2,2’-azinodi (3-ethyl benz-thiazoline sulfonic acid) diammonium salt
AGS	human gastric adenocarcinoma cells
Akt	protein kinase B
ASTC-a-1	human lung-adenocarcinoma cells
B16	melanoma cells
B16BL6	mouse melanoma cells
B16F10	melanoma cells
Ca Ski	human cervical cancer
CD14	cluster of differentiation 14
COX	Cyclooxygenase
CRTO	curcumin-removed turmeric oleoresin
DPPH	2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl
EC50	half maximal effective concentration
EO	essential oil
FRAP	ferric-reducing/antioxidant power
GRAS	generally recognized as safe
H1299	human lung-cancer cells
HCT116	human colon-cancer cells
HD	hydrodistillation
HDL	high-density lipoprotein
HeLa	human cervical-adenocarcinoma cells
Hep-2	laryngeal-cancer cells
HepG2	human hepatoma cell line
HFD	high-fat diet
HL-60	human myeloid leukemia cells
Hs578T	breast-tumor cells
HSME	headspace solvent microextraction
HT-29	human colorectal-cancer cells
i.p.	intraperitoneal
IC50	median inhibitory concentration
IKK	IκB kinase
iNOS	inducible nitric oxide synthase
J774.2	murine macrophages
K-562	Human erythroleukemia cells
KB	human mouth epidermal carcinoma cells
L1210	mouse lymphocytic leukemia cells
LC50	median lethal concentration
LD100	absolute lethal dose
LD50	median lethal dose
LDL	low-density lipoprotein
LNCaP	human prostate acedocarcinoma cells
LPS	lipopolysaccharide
MCF-7	human breast-cancer cells
MDA-MB-231	human breast-cancer cells
MIC	Minimal inhibitory concentration
NDMA	N-nitrosodimethylamine
NF-κB	nuclear factor-kappa B
NG108-15	mouse neuroblastoma cells
NSCLC	non-small-cell lung carcinoma cells
p.o.	per os (oral administration)
P388	mouse leukemia cells
PANC-1	pancreatic-cancer cells
PC-3	prostate-tumor cells
PGE2	prostaglandin E2
PKC	protein kinase C
PLE	pressurized liquid extraction
ppm	parts per million
RAW 264.7	mouse macrophage cells
RBL-2H3	rat leukemia cells
SD	steam distillation
SE	solvent extract
SFE	supercritical fluid extraction
SiHa	human cervical-cancer cells
SKOV3	human ovarian-cancer cells
SMMC-7721	human hepatoma cells
SNU-1	colorectal-cancer cells
SPME	solid phase microextraction
THP-1	human monocytes
TNF-α	tumor necrosis factor-α
TPA	12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate
U-251	human glioblastoma cells
U-87	human glioblastoma cells
U937	human lymphoma
VEGF	vascular endothelial growth factor
ZOI	zone of inhibition