Akt	serine/threonine-specific protein kinase
Aldh1	aldehyde Dehydrogenase 1
AOM	azoxymethane
AP1	activator protein 1
APC	adenomatous polyposis coli
ApcMin	adenomatous polyposis coli/ multiple intestinal neoplasia
ASK1	apoptosis signal-regulating kinase 1
b.w.	body weight
Bax	bcl-2-like protein
Bcl 2	B-cell lymphoma 2
Bid	BH3 Interacting domain death agonist
Caco-2	human epithelial colorectal adenocarcinoma cells
CD	cluster of differentiation
Cdx2	human caudal type homeobox 2
CIP1/waf1	cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 1
c-MYC	myc protein
CRC	colorectal cancer
CSCs	colon cancer stem cells
Cyt C	cytochrome C
DLK1	delta like non-canonical notch ligand 1
DMH	1,2-Dimethylhydrazine
DNA	deoxyribonucleic acid
DNMT	DNA methyltransferase
DSS	dextran sodium sulfate
EGCG	Epigallocatechin-3-gallate
EGFR	epidermal growth factor receptor
EpCAM	epithelial cell adhesion molecule
EphB	ephrin B
ESA	epithelial surface antigen
FAK	Focal adhesion kinase
GPx	glutathione peroxidase
GSK3	glycogen synthase kinase-3
HAT	histone acetyltransferases
HDAC	histone deacetylase
HFD	high-fat diet
Hh	hedgehog
HT-29	human colorectal adenocarcinoma cells
IBD	chronic inflammatory bowel disease
IEC lines	intestinal epithelial cell lines
IL	interleukin
iNOS	inducible nitric oxide synthase
JNK	c-Jun N-terminal kinases
Kip1	kinesin-like protein1
LDLR	low-density lipoprotein receptor
LGR5	leucine-rich repeat-containing G protein-coupled receptor 5
LPS	lipopolysaccharides
MAM-GlcUA	methyl azoxy methanol-beta-D-glucosiduronic acid
MAPK	mitogen-activated protein kinase
MKK4	mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase 4
mRNA	messenger ribonucleic acid
MRP	Multidrug resistance-associated protein
mTOR	mammalian target of rapamycin
NF-κB	nuclear factor kappa-B
NO	nitric oxide
Nod	nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain-containing protein
PDGF	platelet-derived growth factor
PDGFRα	platelet-derived growth factor receptor A
PI3K	Phosphoinositide 3-kinases
PP2Ac	Protein phosphatase 2A homologs, catalytic domain
siRNA	Small interfering RNA
SOD	superoxide dismutase
SrC	protooncogene c
STAT3	signal transducer and activator of transcription 3
Tcf4	T-cell factor 4
TGFα	Transforming Growth Factor-alpha
TLR-4	Toll-like receptor 4
TNF-α	tumor necrosis factor-alpha
VEGF	vascular endothelial growth factor
VEGFR	vascular endothelial growth factor receptor