| ABTS | 2,2′-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulphonic acid) |
| Akt | protein kinase B |
| AP-1 | activator protein 1 |
| AR | androgen receptor |
| Bax | Bcl-2 associated X protein |
| Bcl-2 | B-cell lymphoma 2 |
| C/EBPβ | CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein beta |
| COX | cyclooxygenase |
| DNMT | DNA methyltransferase |
| DPPH | 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl |
| EC | epicatechin |
| ECG | epicatechin-3-gallate |
| EGC | epigallocatechin |
| EGF | epidermal growth factor |
| EGFR | epidermal growth factor receptor |
| EGCG | epigallocatechin-3-gallate |
| ER | estrogen receptor |
| FAS | Fas cell surface death receptor |
| GC | gas chromatography |
| GJIC | gap junction intracellular communication |
| HAT | histone acetyltransferase |
| HCA | heterocyclic amine |
| HER2 | human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 |
| HPLC | high-performance liquid chromatography |
| IGF | insulin-like growth factor |
| IL-1RI | interleukin 1 receptor type I |
| iNOS | inducible nitric oxide synthases |
| JAK | Janus kinase |
| LDL | low-density lipoprotein |
| LOX | lysyl oxidase |
| MAPK | mitogen-activated protein kinases |
| MGMT | O6-methylguanine DNA methyltransferase |
| miRNA | micro RNA |
| MMP | matrix metalloproteinase |
| MLH1 | MutL homolog 1 |
| MS | mass spectrometry |
| NF-κB | nuclear factor kappa B |
| NO | nitric oxide |
| PAH | polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons |
| PI3K | phosphatidylinositol-3-kinases |
| RAR | retinoic acid receptor |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| SCF | supercritical fluids |
| STAT | Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription |
| TGF | transforming growth factor |
| TPA | tetradecanoyl phorbol acetate |
| VEGF | vascular endothelial growth factor |
| Wnt | wingless-related integration site |