| ADORA | Adenosine receptor |
| APAF1 | Apoptotic protease activating factor 1 |
| Caspases | Cysteine-aspartic proteases |
| cAMP | Cyclic AMP |
| CAV-1 | Caveolin-1 |
| DAG | Diacylglyceride |
| DD | Death domain |
| DR | Death receptor |
| EGFR | Epidermal growth factor receptor |
| ERK | Extracellular signal-regulated kinase |
| FADD | Fas-associated protein with death domain |
| Foxo3a | Forkhead transcription factor |
| GSK-3β | Glycogen synthase kinase 3 beta |
| IP3 | Inositol trisphosphate |
| JNK | c-Jun N-terminal kinase |
| MAPK | Mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| MMP | Matrix metalloproteinase |
| PAP | Polyadenylate polymerase |
| PIP2 | Phosphatidylinositol 4,5-biphosphate |
| PI3K | Phosphoinositide-3 kinase |
| PKA | Protein kinase A |
| PKC | Protein kinase C |
| PLC | Phospholipase C |
| TIMP | Tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase |
| TRADD | Tumor necrosis factor receptor type 1-associated death domain protein |