ALP	alkaline phosphatase
AML	acute myeloid leukemia
ARE	antioxidant response element
AST	Aspartate Aminotransferase
ATR	Ataxia Telangiectasia and Rad3-related protein
Bax	Bcl-2 associated X protein
bcl-2	B Cell Lymphoma-2
bcl-xL	B Cell Lymphoma-extra large
Chk1	Checkpoint kinase 1
CDK1	Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 1
COX-2	Cyclooxygenase-2
DEN	diethylnitrosamine
DLS	dynamic light scattering
DSC	differential scanning calorimetry
EMT	Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transition
ERK	Extracellular signal-Regulated Kinase
ESI-MS	electrospray ionization mass spectrometry
FTIR	Fourier transform infrared spectra
GSH	glutathione S-transferase
H2O2	hydrogen peroxide
HPLC	High-performance liquid chromatography
JNK	c-Jun terminal kinases
IKK-alpha	Inhibitor of NF-kB Kinase subunit-alpha
IKK-beta	Inhibitor of NF-kB Kinase subunit-beta
IL-1R	Interleukin-1 Receptors
IL-6	Interleukin-6
IL-8	Interleukin-8
i.m.	intramuscular route of administration
i.p.	intraperitoneal injection
IRAK1	Interleukin-1 Receptor Activated Kinase 1
LEF1	Lymphoid Enhancer Binding Factor 1
MAPK	Mitogen Activated Protein Kinase
MDSC	modulated differential scanning calorimeter
MMP	matrix metalloproteinase
MYC	MYC Proto-Oncogene, BHLH Transcription Factor
NF-kB	Nuclear Factor k-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells
NIK	NCK Interacting Kinase
NMR	Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
NQO1	NAD(P)H: quinine reductases
Nrf2	Nuclear factor erythroid 2-Related Factor 2
PARP	Poly ADP ribose polymerase-1
PDG	Peptidoglycan
PG	Prostaglandin
PK	Pharmacokinetics
PKC	protein kinase C
PLGA	poly (lactic-co-glycolic) poly nanoparticles
PMN	polymorphonuclear cells
PPAR	Peroxisome Proliferator Activated Receptor Gamma
PVA	polyvinyl alcohol
QR	quinone reductase
ROS	reactive oxygen species
SAS	supercritical antisolvent process
SEAP	Secreted Embryonic Alkaline Phosphatase
SEM	scanning electron microscope
TEM	transmission electron microscopy
TNF	Tumor Necrosis Factor
TNFR	Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor
TRADD	TNFR with Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor type-1-Associated Death Domain protein
UV-Vis	Ultraviolet-visible
VEGF	Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor
VLA	very late antigens
XIAP	X linked Inhibitor of Apoptosis Protein