| ATF4 | activating transcription factor-4 |
| ATF6 | activating transcription factor-6 |
| BAK-BAX-BIM-BCL-2 | interacting mediator of cell death |
| CHOP | CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein-homologous protein |
| ER | endoplasmic reticulum |
| GADD34 | growth arrest and DNA damage gene-34 |
| GPX | glutathione peroxidase |
| IRE1 | inositol-requiring enzyme-1 |
| MAPK3K5 | mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase 5 |
| MAPK-8 | mitogen-activated protein kinase 8 |
| PERK | Protein kinase-like ER kinase |
| PUMA | p53 up-regulated modulator of apoptosis |
| SELENO | selenoprotein; SeNP-selenium nanoparticles |
| TXNRD | thioredoxin reductase |
| UPR | unfolded protein response |
| XBP1 | X-box binding protein-1 |