| DMSO | Dimethyl sulfoxide |
| EGF | Epidermal growth factor |
| EGFR | Epidermal growth factor receptor |
| ELISA | Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay |
| GP130 | Glycoprotein 130 |
| HPLC | High Performance Liquid Chromatograph |
| IL-6 | Interleukin 6 |
| KP | Kaempferia parviflora |
| STAT3 | Signal transducers and activators of transcription 3 |
| TNF-α | Tumor necrosis factor-alpha |