| ARE | antioxidant response element |
| BA | n-butyl alcohol |
| CAT | catalase |
| DCFH-DA | 2′,7′-dichlorodihydrofluorescein diacetate |
| DTNB | 5,5-dithio-bis-2-nitrobenzoic acid |
| EA | ethyl acetate |
| G6PDH | glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase |
| GAPDH | glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase |
| GCL-c | glutamate-cysteine ligase catalytic subunit |
| GCL-m | glutamate-cysteine ligase modifier subunit |
| GPX | glutathione peroxidase |
| GSH | glutathione |
| GSR | glutathione disulfide reductase |
| GSSG | glutathione disulfide |
| GST | glutathione S-transferase |
| HMOX | heme oxygenase |
| HPLC-DAD | high-performance liquid chromatography-photodiode array detection |
| IL | interleukin |
| KEAP | kelch-like ECH-associated protein |
| LDH | lactate dehydrogenase |
| MC | methylene chloride |
| MMP | matrix metalloproteinase |
| MTT | 3-[4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl]-2,5-diphenyl tetrazolium bromide |
| NQO | NAD(P)H quinone oxidoreductase |
| NRF | nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor |
| PBS | phosphate-buffered saline |
| PM | particulate matter |
| qRT-PCR | quantitative reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| SHE | Siegesbeckiae Herba extract |
| SOD | superoxide dismutase |
| TBA | 2-thiobarbituric acid |
| TBARS | 2-thiobarbituric acid-reactive substance |
| WT | water |