GC	Gastric cancer
WHO	World Health Organization
DNA	deoxyribonucleic acid
VEGF	vascular endothelial growth factor
IL-8	interleukin-8
bFGF	basic fibroblast growth factor
PD	ECGF- platelet-derived endothelial cell growth factor
FGFs	fibroblast growth factors
EGF	epidermal growth factor
EGF	CFC -epidermal growth factor-CFC
TGF-α	transforming growth factor alpha
AR	amphiregulin
TGF-β	transforming growth factor β
IGF II	insulin-like factor II
EMT	The epithelial–mesenchymal transition
NRP-1	neutrophilin-1
IL-1 α	interleukin 1-α
IL-6	interleukin 6
NF-κB	nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells
IC50	half-maximal inhibitory concentration
ECM	extracellular matrix
DAS	diallyl sulfide
DADS	diallyl disulfide
DATS	diallyltrisulfide
MAPK	mitogen-activated protein kinase
SH	sulfhydryl group
HSPs	heat shock proteins
CRP	C Reactive Protein
TLR	Toll-like receptor
EGCG	epigallocatechin-3-gallate
ROS	reactive oxygen species
AMPK	activated protein kinase
HIF-1α	Hypoxia-inducible factor 1
Bcl-2	antiapoptotic protein B-cell lymphoma-2
CytC	cytochrome C
PARP	Poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase 1
IGF-1R	insulin-like growth factor receptor
ERK1/2	extracellular signal-regulated kinase
Akt	RAC-alpha serine/threonine-protein kinase
STAT3	Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription 3
AP-1	Activating Protein-1
DNMT	DNA methyltransferase
HDAC	histone deacetylases
CH-AuNP	gold nanoparticles
IKKβ	IKB kinase protein
IAP1	inhibitor of apoptosis 1
XIAP	X-linked inhibitor of apoptosis
TTF	6,7,3′-trimethoxy-3,5,4′-trihydroxy-flavone
DTFG	5,4′-dihydroxy-3,6,3′-trimethoxy-flavone 7-O-β-D-glucoside
PARP	poly ADP ribose polymerase
TQ	thymoquinone
5-FU	5-fluorouracil
CDDP	cisplatin
MDR	cancer multidrug resistance
PTEN	phosphatase and tensin homolog
BBR	berberine
LC3-II	Microtubule-associated protein
mTOR	The mammalian target of rapamycin
MAPK	mitogen-activated protein kinases
MMP	matrix metalloproteinases
PL	piperlongumine
TrxR	Three thioredoxin reductase
MA	matrine
OMA	oxymatrine
IL-21R	Interleukin-21 receptor