| ASM | Acid sphingomyelinase |
| CK2 | Casein kinase 2 |
| GLUT-1 | Glucose transporter-1 |
| MMP-2 | Matrix metalloproteinase-2 |
| MMP-2 | Matrix metalloproteinase-9 |
| NF-κB | Nuclear factor-kappa B |
| PTEN | Phosphatase and tensin homolog deleted from chromosome 10 |
| PI3K | Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase |
| PIP2 | Phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate |
| PIP3 | Phosphatidylinositol-3,4,5-trisphosphate |
| Akt | Protein kinase B |
| Rac1 | Ras-related C3 botulinum toxin substrate 1 |
| shRNA | Short hairpin RNA |
| SP-1 | Stimulatory protein-1 |
| TSC | Tongue squamous carcinoma |