| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| MMP-9 | matrix metalloprotein-9 |
| TIMP-1 | tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-1 |
| HT-29 | human colorectal adenocarcinoma grade II |
| Akt | extracellular signal-regulated kinase |
| ERK1/2 | extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 |
| MAPK | mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| EIA | enzyme linked immunosorbent assay |
| VEGF | vascular endothelial growth factor |
| KLF4 | kruppel-likefactor 4 |
| 4-NQO | 4-Nitroquinoline 1-oxide |
| COX-2 | cyclooygenase-2 |
| ANX1 | annexin-1 |
| PPAR | peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors |
| LPL | lipoproteinlipase |
| GLUT-4 | glucose transporter-4 |
| cAMP | cyclic AMP |
| TACO | tryptophan-aspartate containing coat protein |
| HSCCC | high-speed counter-current chromatography |
| LTP | long-term potentiation |
| PKA | protein kinase A |
| 6-OHDA | 6-hydroxydopamine |
| HO-1 | heme oxygenase-1 |
| DDT | dichlorodiphenyl-trichloroethane |
| IL-2 | interleukin 2 |
| p53 | protein 53 |
| p38 | protein 38 |
| HIV-1 | human immunodeficiency virus-1 |
| AD | Alzheimer’s disease |
| PD | Parkinson’s disease |
| Bax | BCL2-Associated X Protein |
| Bcl-2 | B-cell lymphoma-2 |