| DMSO | Dimethyl sulfoxide |
| MTT | 3-(4,5-dimethyl-2-thiazolyl)-2,5-diphenyl-2H-tetrazolium bromide |
| FBS | Fetal bovine serum |
| DMEM | Dulbecco’s Modified Eagle’s Medium |
| BSA | Bovine serum albumin |
| PVDF | Polyvinylidene fluoride |
| PBS | Phosphate buffered saline |
| AO | Acridine orange |
| PI | Propidium iodide |
| 3-MA | 3-methyladenine |
| TBST | Tris-buffered saline-5% Tween 20 |
| SDS | Sodium dodecyl sulfate |
| ECL | Enhanced chemiluminescence |
| TNBC | Triple-negative breast cancer |
| ER | Estrogen receptor |
| PR | Progesterone receptor |
| HER2 | Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 |
| STAT3 | Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 |
| NF-κB | Nuclear factor-κB |