| Akt | protein kinase B |
| AP-1 | activator protein 1 |
| Apaf-1 | apoptotic protease activating factor 1 |
| ATP | adenosine triphosphate |
| Bad | Bcl-2-associated death promoter, |
| Bak | Bcl-2 homologous antagonist/killer |
| Bax | Bcl-2-associated X protein |
| Bcl-2; | B-cell lymphoma 2 |
| Bcl-XL | B-cell lymphoma-extra-large |
| Cdc42 | cell division control protein 42 homolog |
| CDK-1 | cyclin-dependent kinase-1 |
| CDK-2 | cyclin-dependent kinase-2 |
| CDK-4 | cyclin-dependent kinase-4 |
| CDK-6 | cyclin-dependent kinase-6 |
| ChREBP | carbohydrate responsive element binding protein |
| EGFR | epidermal growth factor receptor |
| ERK | extracellular signal-regulated kinase |
| FADD | Fas-associated death domain |
| HIF-1α | hypoxia-inducible factor 1-alpha |
| HMGB1 | high-mobility group box1 |
| JAK | Janus kinase |
| JNK | c-Jun N-terminal kinase |
| MAPK | mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| MDM2 | mouse double minute 2 homolog |
| MKK6 | mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase 6 |
| MMPs | matrix metalloproteinases |
| mTOR | mammalian target of rapamycin, |
| Nrf-2 | Nuclear factor (erythroid-derived 2)-like 2 |
| NF-κB | nuclear factor kappa B |
| p70S6K | ribosomal protein S6 kinase B1 |
| PI3K | phosphatidylinositide 3-kinase |
| PTEN | phosphatase and tensin homolog |
| Rac1 | Ras-related C3 botulinum toxin substrate 1 |
| RAGE | receptor of advanced glycation end product |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| SAPK | stress-activated protein kinases |
| STAT3 | signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 |
| TRADD | tumor necrosis factor receptor-associated death domain |
| VEGF | vascular endothelial growth factor |
| VEGF-C | vascular endothelial growth factor C. |