| AEM | AVA-enriched mixture |
| AFP | alpha-fetoprotein |
| AOM/DSS | azoxymethane/dextran sodium sulfate |
| AP-1 | activator protein-1 |
| ARE | AVAs-rich extract |
| AVA 2c-O-Glc | AVA 2c glycosylated |
| AVAs | Avenanthramides |
| AvExO | AVAs enriched extract |
| b.w. | body weight |
| BHT | butylated hydroxytoluene |
| CAA | cellular antioxidant activity |
| CAT | Catalase |
| CDK6 | cyclin-dependent kinase 6 |
| CEA | carcinoembryonic antigen |
| COX-2 | cyclooxygenase-2 |
| DCFH-DA | dichloro-dihydro-fluorescein diacetate |
| DH 2c | dihydroavenanthramide 2c |
| DH 2f | dihydroavenanthramide 2f |
| DHAvD | dihydroavenanthramide D |
| DPPH | 2,2-dyphenyl-1-picryldrazyl |
| ECM | extracellular matrix |
| EMT | epithelial-mesenchymal transition |
| FFQs | food frequency questionnaires |
| FRAP | ferric reducing antioxidant power |
| GPX | glutathione peroxidase 1 |
| GSH | Glutathione |
| GSS | glutathione synthetase |
| H-AVA | high amount of AVAs |
| HMOX1 | heme oxygenase 1 |
| HO-1 | heme oxygenase 1 |
| HORAC | hydroxyl radical absorption capacity |
| IGF2BP3 | insulin like growth factor 2 mRNA binding protein 3 |
| Keap1 | Kelch-like ECH associating protein 1 |
| L-AVA | low amount of AVAs |
| LEF-1 | lymphoid-enhancing factor-1 |
| MAPK | mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| MDA | Malondialdehyde |
| MEK1 | mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase |
| MiRNA | microRNA |
| MMP | matrix metalloproteinase |
| MTS | (3-[4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl]-5-[3-carboxymethoxyphenyl]-2-[4-sulfophenyl]-2H-tetrazolium) |
| MTT | (3-[4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl]-2,5 diphenyl tetrazolium bromide) |
| NAC | N-acetylcysteine |
| NF-κB | nuclear factor-kappa B |
| NORAC | peroxynitrite absorption capacity |
| Nrf2 | nuclear factor erythroid related factor 2 |
| ORAC | oxygen radical absorption capacity |
| PCNA | proliferating cell nuclear antigen |
| PGE2 | prostaglandin-E2 |
| PI3K | phosphoinositide 3-kinase |
| Pirh2 | E3 ubiquitin ligase p53-induced RING-H2 |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| SOAC | singlet oxygen absorption capacity |
| SOD | superoxide dismutase |
| SORAC | superoxide anion absorption capacity |
| TNF | tumor necrosis factor |
| TPA | 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate |
| Trolox | 6-hydroxy-2,5,7,8-tetramethylchromane-2-carboxylic acid |
| UPLC – MS | ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography – mass spectrometry |
| YAvn I | N-(4′-hydroxycinnamoyl)-3-hydroxyanthranilic acid |
| YAvn II | N-(3′-4′-dihydroxycinnamoyl)-3-hydroxyanthranilic acid |