| 5-FU | 5-fluorouracil |
| ARE | antioxidant response element |
| CDT | cytolethal distending toxin |
| CI | combination index |
| CRC | colorectal cancer |
| CQ | chloroquine |
| DBD | DNA binding domain |
| DDR | DNA damage response |
| DHLA | dihydrolipoic acid |
| Doxo | doxorubicin |
| DSF | disulfiram |
| HO-1 | heme oxygenase 1 |
| LA | ɑ-lipoic acid |
| MDM2 | mouse double minute 2 homolog |
| MGMT | O6-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase |
| NAC | N-Acetyl-cysteine |
| NEM | N-ethylmaleimide |
| NRF2 | nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 |
| PI | propidium iodide |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| RT | room temperature |
| scr | scrambled |
| SEM | standard error of the means |