| ABTS | 2,2’-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid |
| ARE | AU-rich elements |
| BA | benzoic acid |
| CDC42 | cell division cycle 42 |
| cPLA2 | cytosolic phospholipase A2 |
| DNA | deoxyribonucleic acid |
| DNMT | DNA methyltransferases |
| DPPH | 1,1-diphenyl-2-picryhydrazyl |
| ECG | (-)-epicatechin-3-gallate |
| EHEC | Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli |
| ER | Estrogen receptor |
| ERK | Extracellular signal-regulated kinases |
| FAK | Focal adhesion kinase |
| GSH | Glutathione |
| Grx | Glutaredoxin |
| HLEC | Human lens epithelial cell |
| HP1& HP2 | Hydroperoxidase 1-Hydroperoxidase 2 |
| IL-8 | Interleukin 8 |
| ILK | Integrin-linked kinase |
| iNOS | nitrix oxide synthase |
| JNK | c-jun N-terminal kinases |
| LEE | Locus of enterocyte effacement |
| MAPK | Mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| MnSOD | Mn superoxide dismutase |
| NADPH | nicotinaminde adenine dinucleotide phosphate |
| NF-κB | Nuclear factor κB |
| PAK | p21-activated kinase |
| PCA | p-coumaric acid |
| PI3K | phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase |
| PKC | protein kinase C |
| PMN | polymorphonuclear |
| RNA | ribonucleic acid |
| RNS | Reactive nitrogen species |
| RPS3 | Ribosomal protein S3 |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| TACO | tryptophan aspartate containing coat protein |
| T3SS | Type III secretion systems |
| T4SS | Type IV secretion systems |
| T6SS | Type VI secretion systems |
| TKI | Tyrosine kinase inhibitor |
| TKIS | Tyrosine kinase inhibitor sensitive |
| TKIR | Tyrosine kinase inhibitor resistant |
| TMCA | 4-methoxy-cinnamic acid |
| TNF-α | Tumor necrosis factor α |
| TRAF | TNF receptor-associated factor 2 |
| TSG | TNF-stimulated gene |