| Bcl-2 | B cell lymphoma-2 |
| MCF-7 | Michigan Cancer Foundation-7 |
| PI | Propidine iodide |
| CCK-8 | Cell Counting Kit-8 |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| NAC | N-acetyl-l-cysteine |
| XIAP | X-linked inhibitor of apoptosis |
| qRT-PCR | quantitative real-time PCR |
| NF-κB | Nuclear transcription factor-κB |
| NC | normal control |
| ERK | extracellular regulated protein kinase |
| Z. bungeanum | Zanthoxylum bungeanum |