| ADSCs | adipose-derived stem cells |
| ARE | antioxidant response element |
| BTB | broad-complex, tramtrack and bric a brac |
| bZIP | basic leucine zipper |
| CAT | catalase |
| CK10 | cytokeratin 10 |
| CNC | cap ‘n’ collar |
| COX2 | cyclooxygenase 2 |
| CREBP | cAMP response element binding protein |
| Cul3 | cullin3 |
| DGR | double glycine repeat |
| DMF | dimethyl fumarate |
| EGCG | epigallocatechin-3-gallate |
| EGFR | epidermal growth factor receptor |
| ECM | Extracellular matrix |
| FGF | fibroblast growth factor |
| GCLC | glutamate-cysteine ligase catalytic subunit |
| GPx | glutathione peroxidase |
| GSR | glutathione reductase |
| GST | glutathione S-transferase |
| H2S | hydrogen sulfide |
| H2O2 | hydrogen peroxide |
| HO-1 | heme oxygenase 1 |
| IL-10 | interleukin 10 |
| IL1β | interleukin 1β |
| IL-6 | interleukin 6 |
| IVR | intervening region |
| Keap1 | kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1 |
| KGF | keratinocyte growth factor |
| Maf | musculoaponeurotic fibrosarcoma |
| MAPK | mitogen-activated protein kinases |
| MMP | matrix metalloproteinases |
| Neh | Nrf2-ECh homology |
| NF-κB | nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells |
| NO | nitric oxide |
| NQO-1 | NAD(P)H:quinone Oxidoreductase 1 |
| Nrf2 | nuclear factor E2 p45-related factor 2 |
| PKC | protein kinase C |
| ROS | reactive oxygene species |
| RXRα | retinoid X receptor α |
| SA | syringic acid |
| SFN | sulforaphane |
| siRNA | small interfering RNA |
| SOD1-3 | superoxide dismutase1-3 |
| STZ | streptozotocin |
| tBHQ | tertiary butylhydroquinone |
| TF | transcription factor |
| TGF-β | transforming growth factor-β |
| TNFα | tumor necrosis factor α |
| TrCP | transducin repeat-containing protein |
| TRX | thioredoxin |
| UPS | ubiquitin proteasome system |
| VEGF | vascular endothelial growth factor |