| AhR | Aryl hydrocarbon receptor |
| AhRR | Aryl hydrocarbon receptor repressor |
| AIP | Immunophilin-like Ah receptor-interacting protein) |
| Aldh3a1 | Aldehyde dehydrogenase family 3, subfamily 1 |
| ARNT | Aryl hydrocarbon nuclear translocator |
| BaP | Benzo[a]pyrene |
| BC | Breast cancer |
| BCRP | Breast cancer resistance proteins |
| BRCA | BReast CAncer gene |
| CDK 4/6 | Cyclin-dependent kinase 4/6 |
| CDKN1A | Cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 1A |
| c-Myc | Avian Myelocytomatosis virus oncogene cellular homolog |
| COX2 | Cyclooxygenase-2 |
| CpG | C phosphate G |
| CRM1 | Chromosomal Maintenance 1 |
| CYP1A1 | Cytochrome P450 family 1 subfamily A member 1 |
| CYP1A2 | Cytochrome P450 family 1 subfamily A member 2 |
| CYP1B1 | Cytochrome P450 family 1 subfamily B member 1 |
| DDT | Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane |
| DMBA | Dimethyl-benz(a)anthracene |
| E2 | Estradiol |
| ECC-1 | endocervical cancer cells |
| EGFR | Epithelial growth factor receptor |
| EGR1 | Early growth response 1 |
| ESR1 | Estrogen receptor gene |
| ER | Estrogen receptor |
| FICZ | 6-formylindolo[3,2-b] carbazole |
| Gstα1 | Glutathione S-transferase, alpha 1 |
| HAHs | Halogenated aromatic hydrocarbons |
| HepG2 | Hepatoma G2 |
| HER2 | Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 |
| HIF-1β | Hypoxia-induced factor β |
| HSPs90 | Heat shock proteins 90 |
| IAA | Indole-3-acetic acid |
| ICZ | Indol [3,2-b]carbazole |
| IDO | Indoleamine-2,3-dioxygenase |
| IGF | Insulin growth factor |
| IKKα | Inhibitor kappa B kinase α |
| IL1β | Interleukin 1β |
| IL-6 | Interleukin 6 |
| IL-8 | interleukin-8 |
| iNO | induced nitric oxide oxide |
| KLF6 | Kruppel-like factor 6 |
| Kyn | Kynurenine |
| LPS | Lipopolysaccharide |
| LT-α1β2 | Lymphotoxin-α1β2 |
| MCF 10F | Michigan Cancer Foundation 10 Floating |
| MDA-MB231 | M.D. Anderson - Metastasis Breast 231 |
| MMP | Matrix metalloproteinase |
| mPGE2S | microsomal PGE2 synthase |
| MPR2 | Multidrug resistance protein 2 |
| MPR3 | Multidrug resistance protein 3 |
| mRNA | Messenger ribonucleic acid |
| NC-XREs | Nonconsensus response elements |
| NF-kB | Nuclear Factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells |
| NIK | NF-κB-inducing kinase |
| Nqo1 | NAD(P)H dehydrogenase quinone 1 |
| OATP | Anionic transport proteins |
| OCTP | Organic cationic transport proteins |
| OSM | OncoStatin M |
| p23 | Proteolytically resistant 23-kDa protein |
| PAHs | Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons |
| PAI-1 | plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 |
| PARP | Poly ADP ribose polymerase |
| PCBs | Polychlorinated biphenyls |
| PGE2 | Prostaglandin E2 |
| PLAU | Plasminogen activator urokinase |
| PMA | Phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate |
| pp60(c-src) | Proto-oncogene tyrosine-protein kinase 60 (Sarcoma) |
| PR | Progesterone receptor |
| RelA | V-Rel reticuloendotheliosis viral oncogene homolog A |
| RelB | V-Rel Reticuloendotheliosis viral oncogene homolog B |
| SAhRMs | Selective AhR modulators |
| STAT3 | Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 |
| TCDD | 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin |
| TDO | Tryptophan-2,3-dioxygenase |
| TiPARP | TCDD-inducible poly ADP-ribose polymerase |
| TNBC | Triple negative breast cancer |
| TNFR | Tumor necrosis factor receptor |
| TNFα | Tumor necrosis factor-α |
| Ugt1a6 | UDP glucuronosyltransferase family 1 member A6 |
| Wnt | Wingless/Integrated |
| XA | Xanthurenic acid |
| XAP2 | Hepatitis B virus X-associated protein 2 |
| XPO1 | Exportin 1 |
| XREs | Xenobiotic response elements |