| AIF | apoptosis-inducing factor |
| BID | Bcl-2-interacting domain |
| CAT | catalase |
| CCK-8 | cell counting kit-8 |
| Cd | cadmium |
| CMC-Na | Carboxymethylcellulose sodium |
| DAPI | 4′, 6-diamidino-2-phenylindole |
| FADD | Fas-associated death domain protein |
| FasL | Fas Ligand |
| GSH | glutathione |
| H&E | hematoxylin and eosin |
| MDA | malondialdehyde |
| PARP1 | poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase-1 |
| PBS | phosphate-buffered saline |
| Pur | puerarin |
| TBST | Tris-buffered saline containing 0.05% Tween-20 |
| TUNEL | terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase (TdT)-mediated deoxyuridine triphosphate (dUTP) nick-end labeling |