TQ	Thymoquinone
NS	Nigella sativa
RA	Rheumatoid Arthritis
MTX	Methotrexate
MDA	Malondialdehyde
BA	Bioavailability (BA)
MAPK	Mitogen-activated protein kinase
LPS	Lipopolysaccharides
DTX	Docetaxel
CBZ	Cabazitaxel
HA	Hyaluronic acid
PVP	Polyvinylpyrrolidone
DMARDs	Disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs
PGE2	Prostaglandin E2
GSSG	Glutathione
MMP	Matrix metalloproteinase
RANKL	Receptor-activated nuclear factor kappa-B ligand
COX	Cyclooxygenase
ROS	Reactive oxygen species
STAT3	Signal transducer and activator of transcription-3
PARP	Poly-(ADP-ribose) polymerase
Mdm2	Murine double minute-2
MOMP	Mitochondrial outer membrane permeability
TQ-NPs	Thymoquinone Nanoparticles
NADPH	Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate oxidase
IL	Interleukin
TNF-α	Tumor necrosis factor alpha
TLR	Toll-like receptors
NF-κB	Nuclear factor kappa light chain enhancer of activated B cells
NLRP3	NOD-like receptor family pyrin domain containing 3
FCA	Freund’s complete adjuvant
PLC1	Polo-like kinase 1
PI3K	Phosphoinositides, including 3-kinase
JAK/STAT	Janus kinase signal transducers and transcription
Fe-NTA	Fe (III) nitrilotriacetic acid
miRNA	microRNA
lncRNA	Long non-coding RNAs
PTEN	Phosphatase and tensin homolog
Eca109 cells	Esophageal cancer cells
miR-34a	MicroRNA-34a
MBC	Metastatic breast cancers
DTX	Docetaxel
PEG	Polyethylene
TNBC	Triple negative breast cancer
PLL	poly-L-lysine
PVP	Polyvinylpyrrolidone
NFATc1	Nuclear factor of activated T-cells, cytoplasmic 1
ROS	Reactive oxygen species
fMLF	N-Formylmethionine-leucyl-phenylalanine
eEF-2K;	Eukaryotic elongation factor-2 kinase
NLRP3	NACHT, LRR, and pyrin domain-containing protein 3
DOX	Doxorubicin
SOD	Superoxide dismutase
LC-3	Light chain 3-II
PPAR-γ	Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma
UHRF1	Ubiquitin-like, containing PHD and RING finger domains-1
p-mTOR	Phosphorylated mechanistic target of rapamycin
NFκB	Nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells
4E-BP1	Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4E-binding protein 1
eIF4E	Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4E
p70S6K	Ribosomal protein S6 kinase beta-1 also known as p70S6K kinase
PI3K	Phosphoinositides, including 3-kinase
IRAK1	Interleukin-1 receptor-associated kinase 1
FAK	Focal adhesion kinase
Hes1	Hairy and enhancer of split-1
VEGF	Vascular endothelial growth factor
IRAK1	Interleukin-1 receptor-associated kinase 1,
TWIST1	Twist-related protein 1
DNMT1	DNA Methyltransferase 1,
HDAC1	Histone deacetylase 1
Oct-4	Octamer binding transcription factor-4
Nestin	Neuroepithelial stem cell protein
MDM2	Mouse double minute 2 homolog
p-GSK3β	Glycogen synthase kinase 3 beta
TRAIL	Tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand
IKK1	Inhibitor of nuclear factor kappa B
PRAP	Prolactin receptor associated protein
UHRF1	Ubiquitin-like, containing PHD and RING finger domains 1
HDAC	Histone deacetylases
BAX	BCL2 Associated X
ZEB1	Zinc Finger E-Box Binding Homeobox 1
LKB1	Liver kinase B1
AMPK	AMP-activated protein kinase
AIF	Apoptosis-inducing factor
ERK1/2	Extracellular signal-regulated protein kinase
CDK-2	Cyclin-dependent kinase-2;
HCC	Hepatocellular carcinoma
RANTES	Regulated upon activation normal T cell expressed and presumably secreted
RES	Reticuloendothelial system