| miRNAs | microRNAs |
| Bax | BCL2 associated X |
| UTR | untranslated region |
| MMP2 | matrix metalloproteinase 2 |
| EMT | epithelial-mesenchymal transition |
| MET | mesenchymal-epithelial transition |
| EEF1A2 | isoform A2 of eukaryotic translation elongation factor 1A |
| NK | natural killer |
| MICA | major histocompatibility complex class I chain-related protein A |
| MICB | major histocompatibility complex class I chain-related protein B |
| ALL | acute lymphoblastic leukemia |
| IGFBP3 | insulin-like growth factor binding protein 3 |
| PKM2 | pyruvate kinase M2 |
| NSCLC | non-small cell lung cancer |
| PTEN | phosphatase and tensin homolog |
| DIM | 3,3′-diindolylmethane |
| CSC | cancer stem cell |
| ATG5 | autophagy-related gene 5 |
| SFN | sulforaphane |
| Stat3 | signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 |
| IL-6R | interleukin-6 receptor |
| PI3K | phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase |
| AKBA | acetyl-11-keto-β-boswellic acid |
| β-SDG | β-Sitosterol-d-glucoside |
| NRF-1 | nuclear respiratory factor-1 |