AL	acute leukemia
CaM	calmodulin
CREB	cAMP response element-binding protein
EMT	epithelial–mesenchymal transition
ERK1/2	extracellular signal-regulated kinase ½
ESCC	esophageal squamous cell carcinoma
HCC	hepatocellular carcinoma
HER2	human epidermal growth factor receptor 2
HIF-1	hypoxia-inducible factor 1
KB-R7943	2-[2-[4-(4-nitrobenzyloxy)phenyl]ethyl]isothiourea methane sulfonate
MEF	mouse embryonic fibroblasts
NCX	sodium/calcium exchanger
NF-κB	nuclear factor κB
NHE1	sodium/proton exchanger type 1
NMDA	N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor
NNK	4-(methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanone
OSW-1	3β16β,17α-trihydroxycholest-5-en-22-one 16-O-(2-O-4-methoxybenzoyl-β-d-xylopyranosyl)-(1-3)-2-O-acetyl-α-l-arabinopyranoside
PKA	protein kinase A
PKC	protein kinase C
ROS	reactive oxygen species
SKF 96365	1-[2-(4-methoxyphenyl)2-[3-(4-methoxyphenyl)propoxy]ethyl]-1H-imidazole hydrochloride
TGF-β	transforming growth factor β
TNF-α	tumor necrosis factor-α
TRAL	TNF-related apoptosis-inducing ligand
TRPC	transient receptor potential channel