BUN	blood urea nitrogen
COX-2	cyclooxygenase-2
DAPI	4′,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole
ELISA	enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
FBS	fetal bovine serum
H2S	hydrogen sulfide
IL-1β	interleukin-1β
IL-6	interleukin-6
IKBα	nuclear factor kappa B inhibitor protein alpha
IKKβ	inhibitor kappa B kinase β
NaHS	sodium hydrosulfide
NF-κB	nuclear transcription factor kappa B
NO	nitric oxide
PAG	DL-propargylglycine
PAS	periodic acid-Schiff
ROS	reactive oxygen species
STAT3	signal transducer and activator of transcription 3
STS	sodium thiosulfate
TNF-α	tumor necrosis factor α