| CAN | Cantharidin |
| CHL | Chloroquine |
| CLDN | Claudin |
| Ct | Threshold cycle |
| C3G | Cyanidin-3-glucoside |
| DMEM | Dulbecco’s Modified Eagle’s medium |
| DXR | Doxorubicin |
| ERK | Extracellular signal-regulated kinase |
| FasL | Fas ligand |
| LY | Lucifer yellow |
| MAPK | Mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| MβCD | Methyl-β-cyclodextrin |
| MDC | Monodansylcadaverine |
| MEK | Mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| PCR | Polymerase chain reaction |
| PDK1 | Phosphoinositide-dependent kinase 1 |
| PI3K | Phosphoinositide 3-kinase |
| P3G | Pelargonidin-3-glucoside |
| p-Ser | Phosphoserine |
| p-Thr | Phosphothreonine |
| SDS-PAGE | SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis |
| siRNA | Small interfering RNA |
| Stat3 | Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 |
| TER | Transepithelial electrical resistance |
| TJ | Tight junction |
| WST-1 | 4-[3-[4-Iodophenyl]-2-4(4-nitrophenyl)-2H-5-tetrazolio-1,3-benzene disulfonate] |
| ZO-1 | Zonula occludens-1 |