AA	Arachidonic acid
AAPH	2.2′-azobis (2-amidinopropane)
ACE	Angiotensin-converting-enzyme
AI	Atherogenic index
ALI	Acute lung injury
AMPK	Adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase
AOM	Azoxymethane
AP-1	Activator protein-1
BALB/c	Strain of laboratory mouse
BALF	Broncho-alveolar lavage fluid
Bax	Bcl-2-associated X
Bcl-2	B-cell lymphoma 2
BDDE	Bis(2,3-dibromo-4,5-dihydroxybenzyl) ether
BDNF	Brain-derived neurotrophic factor
BMI	Body mass index
b.w.	Body weight
C57BL/6	Strain of laboratory mouse
C57BL/6J	Strain of laboratory mouse
C57BL/KsJ-db/db	Strain of laboratory diabetic mouse
CAT	Catalase
CD2F1	Strain of laboratory mouse
CD4	Cluster of differentiation 4 cells
CG	Carragenan
CMC-	Carboxy-methylcellulose
COX-2	Cyclooxygenase-2
CTx	C-terminal telopeptide of type-1 collagen
DNA	Deoxyribonucleic acid
DSS	Dextran sodium sulfate
DU-145	Human prostate cancer cell line
E2	Estradiol
EC50	Half maximal effective concentration
EGCG	Epigallocatechin gallate
ER	Endoplasmic reticulum
ERCC1	Excision repair cross-complementation
FD	Fine dust
GABAA-BZD	Gamma-aminobutyric acid A-benzodiazepine
GRP78	Glucose-regulated protein 78
GSH-px	Glutathione peroxidase
HDL	High-density lipoprotein
HIV	Human immunodeficiency virus
HPV16	Human papillomavirus type 16
HSV-2	Herpes simplex virus type 2
IC50	Half maximal inhibitory concentration
ICR	Strain of laboratory mouse
IgE	Immunoglobulin E
IL-1	Interleukin-1
IL-6	Interleukin-6
IL-10	Interleukin-10
iNOS	Inducible nitric oxide synthase
IU	International unit
JEV	Japanese encephalitis virus
JNK	c-Jun NH2-terminal kinase
Ki-67	Proliferation marker protein
LDL	Low-density lipoprotein
LPS	Lipopolysaccharides
MAPK	Mitogen-activated protein kinase
MCAO	Middle cerebral artery occlusion rat model
MDA-MB-231	Human breast adenocarcinoma
MKK4/SEK1	Mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase-4
MNZ	Metronidazole
mRNA	Messenger ribonucleic acid
NCI	National Cancer Institute
NER	Nucleotide excision repair
NF-KB	Nuclear factor kappa B
NK	Natural killer cells
NO	Nitric oxide
NREMS	Non-rapid eye movements
OXA	Oxazolone
PC-3	Human prostate cancer cell line
PM2.5	Particulate matter ≤2.5 μm
PPARγ	Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma
ROS	Reactive oxygen species
S180	Murine sarcoma cancer cell line
sAβ1-42	Soluble amyloid beta peptide (1-42)
SAR	Structure–activity relationship
SARS-CoV	Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus
SBP	Systolic blood pressure
SD	Sprague-Dawley rats
SHR	Spontaneously hypertensive rats
SIV	Sub-intestinal vessel
SOD	Superoxide dismutase
TC	Total cholesterol
TG	Triglycerides
TNF	Tumor necrosis factor
TNF-α	Tumor necrosis factor α
TPA	12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate
U251	Human glioblastoma
uPA-SCID	Urokinase-type plasminogen activator severe combined immunodeficient mice
UV	Ultraviolet
VEGFR-2	Vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2
XPC	Xeroderma pigmentosum complementation group C