| MTT | 3-(4,5-Dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide |
| FACS | Fluorescence activated cell sorter |
| TUNEL | Terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase (TdT) dUTP nick-end labeling |
| DCF-DA | 2’,7’–dichlorofluorescin diacetate |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| NAC | N-acetyl-cysteine |
| DMSO | Dimethyl sulfoxide |
| PBS | phosphate buffered saline |
| FBS | Fetal bovine serum |
| MMP | matrix metalloproteinase |
| PARP | Poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase |
| COX | Cyclooxygenase |