| ACF | aberrant crypt foci |
| AOM | azoxymethane |
| AP-1 | activator protein-1 |
| BCAC | β-catenin accumulated crypt |
| DSS | dextran sodium sulfate |
| EC | (−)-epicatechin |
| ECG | (−)-epicatechin-3-gallate |
| EGC | (−)-epigallocatechin |
| EGCG | (−)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate |
| EGFR | epidermal growth factor receptor |
| ERK | extracellular signal-regulated kinase |
| GTC | green tea catechin |
| HNSCC | head and neck squamous carcinoma |
| IDO | indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase |
| IGF | insulin like growth factor |
| MAPK | mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| 1-MT | 1-methyltryptophan |
| NF-κB | nuclear factor-κB |
| NSCLC | non-small cell lung cancer |
| PI3K | phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase |
| PolyE | Polyphenon E |
| RARβ | retinoic acid receptor-β |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| RTK | receptor tyrosine kinase |
| STAT | signal transducer and activator of transcription |
| TNF | tumor necrosis factor |
| TRAMP | transgenic adenocarcinoma of the mouse prostate |
| VEGF | vascular endothelial growth factor |