| AO | Acridine orange |
| BAX | Apoptosis regulator |
| BCL-2 | B-cell lymphoma 2 |
| CCL5 | chemokines (CC motif) ligand 5 |
| COX-2 | Cyclo-Oxygenase Enzyme-2 |
| COX-2 | cyclooxygenase-2 |
| DCFH-DA | 2′-7′dichlorofluorescin diacetate |
| DHEAS | dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate |
| DNA | deoxyribonucleic acid |
| DPPH | 2, 2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl |
| E2 | 17β-estradiol |
| E2F-4 | transcription factor |
| EB = | Ethidium bromide |
| GSH | Glutathione |
| GS-MS | Gas chromatography–mass spectrometry |
| HPLC | High performance liquid chromatography |
| IC50 | half maximal inhibitory concentration |
| IL-6,10, 1β | INTERLEUKIN 1, 6, 1β |
| KLF10 | Krupper-like factor 10 |
| LPS | liposaccharide |
| MA | malonaldehyde |
| MCP-1 | Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein-1 |
| MCP-1 | monocyte chemotactic protein 1 |
| MIC | minimal inhibitory concentration |
| MMP | mitochondrial membrane potential |
| MS | mass spectrometry |
| NMR | nuclear magnetic resonance |
| NO | nitric oxide |
| P53 | tumor protein |
| PCA | phenol carboxylic acids |
| Pl3K/Akt/mTOR | phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase; AKT, protein kinase B; mTOR, mammalian target of rapamycin |
| RT-PCR | real-time polymerase chain reaction |
| SC-CO2 | Supercritical carbon dioxide |
| SOD | superoxide dismutase |
| TNF-α | tumor necrosis factor α |
| TUNEL | TdT-mediated dUTP-biotin nick end labeling |
| U46619 | synthetic analog of the endoperoxide prostaglandin PGH2 |
| UPLC–DAD | High-Performance Liquid Chromatography with Diode-Array Detection |
| ZFP36L1 | EGF response factor 1 |