| AKT | protein kinase B |
| ALP | alkaline phosphatase |
| ALT | alanine aminotransferase |
| AST | aspartate aminotrasferase |
| AO | antioxidant |
| ALX | alloxan |
| BAD | BCL2 associated agonist of cell death |
| BCL2 | B-cell lymphoma-2 |
| CAT | catalase |
| COX2 | cyclooxygenase-2 |
| CP | cisplatin |
| CTSB | cathepsin B |
| CYP2E1 | cytochrome P450 family 2 subfamily E member 1 |
| 8-OHdG | 8 hydroxy 2 deoxyguanosine |
| DOX | doxorubicin |
| DPPH | 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl |
| EIF2α | eukaryotic initiation factor 2 |
| ER | endoplasmic reticulum |
| ERK | extracellular signal-regulated kinase |
| ETC | electron-transport chain |
| FOXP3 | Forkhead box protein P3 |
| GGT | gamma-glutamyl transferase |
| GR | glutathione reductase |
| GRP78 | 78-kDa glucose-regulated protein |
| Grx | glutaredoxin |
| GSH | reduced glutathione |
| GPx | glutathione peroxidase |
| GST | glutathione S-transferase |
| HO-1 | heme oxygenase 1 |
| HSP | heat-shock protein |
| IκB | inhibitor of κB |
| iNOS | inducible nitric oxide synthases |
| IKK | IκB kinase |
| IFN-α | interferon alpha |
| IL | interleukin |
| JNK | c-Jun N-terminal kinase |
| Keap1 | Kelch-like erythroid cell-derived protein with CNC homology (ECH)-associated protein 1 |
| LDH | lactate dehydrogenase |
| LPO | lipid peroxidation |
| LPS | lipopolysaccharide |
| MAPK | mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| MDA | malondialdehyde |
| MTO1 | a mitochondrial protein |
| NF-κB | nuclear factor-κB |
| NLR | NOD-like receptor |
| NLRP3 | NLR family pyrin domain containing 3 |
| Nox | NADPH oxidase |
| NQO1 | NAD(P)H:quinone dehydrogenase 1 |
| Nrf2 | nuclear factor-erythroid-2 (NF-E2) and related factor 2 |
| PAT1 | DNA topoisomerase 2-associated protein |
| PI3-K | phosphoinositide 3-kinase |
| PPAR | peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor |
| PUFAs | polyunsaturated fatty acids |
| p53 | tumour protein p53 |
| RNS | reactive nitrogen species |
| RONS | reactive oxygen and nitrogen species |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| SIL | silymarin |
| SOD | superoxide dismutase |
| STZ | streptozotocin |
| TAA | thioacetamide |
| Tau | taurine |
| TauCl | taurine chloramine |
| TauT | taurine transporter |
| TCA | tricarboxylic acid |
| TGF-β | transforming growth factor beta |
| TNF-α | tumour necrosis factor |
| TR | thioredoxin reductase |
| Trx | thioredoxin |
| UPR | unfolded protein response |
| XO | xanthine oxidase |