| Akt | protein kinase B |
| EGF | epidermal growth factor |
| EGFR | epidermal growth factor receptor |
| ERK1/2 | extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 |
| FAK | focal adhesion kinase pp125FAK |
| GAPDH | glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase |
| Glut-1 | glucose transporter-1 |
| Grb2 | growth factor receptor-bound protein 2 |
| HER 2 | epidermal growth factor receptor 2 |
| HIF-1α | hypoxia-inducible factor 1 alpha |
| IGF-1R | insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor |
| JAK | Janus kinase |
| LY294002 | phosphoinositide 3 kinase inhibitor |
| MAPK | mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| MEK | mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase |
| mTOR | mammalian target of rapamycin |
| NF-κβ | nuclear factor kappa beta |
| PD | prolidase deficiency |
| PEPD | prolidase |
| PI3K | phosphoinositide 3 kinase |
| Pro | proline |
| PRP | platelet-rich plasma |
| Shc | SHC adaptor protein 1 |
| Sos1 | son of sevenless 1 |
| STAT | signal transducer and activator of transcription |
| Src | proto-oncogene Src |
| TGF-β1R | transforming growth factor-beta 1 receptor |
| VEGF | vascular endothelial growth factor |