| COX-II | Cyclooxygenase II |
| CPD 6 | Compound 6 |
| Dexa | Dexamethasone |
| DMSO | Dimethyl sulfoxide |
| ERK | Extracellular signal-regulated kinase |
| GAPDH | Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase |
| H&E | Hematoxylin and eosin |
| INF-γ | Interferon-gamma |
| IL-1β | Interleukin-1β |
| IL-6 | Interleukin-6 |
| INDO | Indomethacin |
| iNOS | Inducible nitric oxide synthase |
| JAK | Janus kinase |
| JNK | c-Jun N-terminal kinase |
| L-NAME | N-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester hydrochloride |
| LPS | Lipopolysaccharide |
| MAPKs | Mitogen activated protein kinase |
| MTT | 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide |
| NFκB | Nuclear factor kappa B |
| NO | Nitric oxide |
| Nrf2 | Nuclear factor-erythroid 2-related factor-2 |
| Oxaz | Oxazolone (4-ethoxymethylene-2-phenyl-2-oxazolin-5-one) |
| PGE2 | Prostaglandin E2 |
| STAT | Signal Transducers and Activators of Transcription |
| TB | Toluidine blue |
| TNF-α | Tumor necrosis factor-alpha |
| TPA | Phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate |