AMPK	AMP-activated protein kinase
ATF4	activation of transcription factor-4
ATG	autophagy related
Bax	Bcl-2 associated X-protein
Bcl-2	B-cell lymphoma 2
Bcl-xL	B-cell lymphoma-extra-large
BGPa	transmembrane carcinoembryonic antigen
Bim	Bcl-2-like protein 11
BMK	baby mouse kidney
BTG3	B-cell translocation gene 3
ccRCC	clear cell renal cell carcinoma
CDK2	cyclin-dependent kinase 2
CDK4	cyclin-dependent kinase 4
CDK6	cyclin-dependent kinase 6
CD31	cluster of differentiation 31
CD44	cluster of differentiation 44
c-FLIP	cellular FLICE-like inhibitory protein
CHOP	CCSST enhancer-binding protein-homologous protein 1
COX-2	cyclooxygenase-2
CRE	cAMP response element
CTSC	cathepsin C
CTSV	cathepsin V
CXCR4	chemokine receptor 4
CYP1B1	dioxin-inducible cytochrome P450
cyt. c	cytochrome c
DEN	N-nitrosodiethylamine
DFO	deferoxamine
Dkk2	Dickkopf WNT signaling pathway inhibitor 2
DMSO	dimethyl sulfoxide
DNMTase	DNA methyltransferase
DR	death receptor
EGFR	epidermal growth factor receptor
EGR1	early growth response protein 1
ER	endoplasmic reticulum
ERK	extracellular signal-regulated kinase
FADD	Fas-associated death domain
FDA	Food and Drug Administration
fIGF	c-FOS-induced growth factor
GADD45	growth arrest and DNA-damage-inducible protein
GFRA2	glial family receptor α 2
GLUT1	glucose transporter 1
GPx	glutathione peroxidase
Grb2	growth-factor receptor bound protein-2
GRP78	glucose-regulated protein 78
GSH	glutathione
GSK-3β	glycogen synthase kinase 3β
GST	glutathione S-transferases
HCK	hemopoietic cell protein-tyrosine kinase
HDAC	histone deacetylase
HGF	hepatocyte growth factor
HGMB1	high mobility group box 1 protein
HIF	hypoxia inducible factor
HO-1	heme oxygenase-1
HSF1	heat shock factor 1
HSP	heat shock protein
IAP	inhibitor of apoptosis
IFN-α	interferon-alpha
IKKβ	inhibitor of nuclear factor-κB kinase subunit β
IL-6	interleukin 6
i.p.	intraperitoneal
JAK	Janus kinase
LC3	light chain 3
LDH	lactate dehydrogenase
MAPK	mitogen activated protein kinase
Mcl-1	myeloid cell leukemia-1
MCM2	minichromosome maintenance complex component 2
Mdm2	murine double minute 2
MET	mesenchymal–epithelial transition
miR-101	microRNA 101
MLC	myosin light chain
MMP	matrix metalloproteinase
mTOR	mammalian target of rapamycin
MUC1	mucin 1
NAC	N-acetylcysteine
NEAA	nonessential amino acids
NFIB	nuclear factor I B
NF-κB	nuclear factor-κB
NLRP3	NLR family pyrin domain containing 3
Nrf2	nuclear factor-like 2
ODC	ornithine decarboxylase
PARP	poly ADP-ribose polymerase
PCNA	proliferating cell nuclear antigen
PDGF	platelet derived growth factor
PDK1	phosphoinositide-dependent kinase-1
PDT	photodynamic therapy
PGE2	prostaglandin E2
PI3K	phosphoinositide 3-kinase
PKCα	protein kinase C-α
PKCθ	protein kinase C-θ
PKM2	pyruvate kinase muscle isozyme M2
PLIN2	perilipin 2
PLK3	polo like kinase 3
PRISMA	Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses
PXR	human pregnane X
PUMA	p53 up-regulated modulator of apoptosis
p-ATM	phosphorylated-ataxia telangiectasia mutated
p-Cdc2	phosphorylated Cdc2 on tyrosine 15
p-Cdc25c	phosphorylated Cdc25 on serine 216
p-ERK	phosphorylated extracellular signal-regulated kinase
p-JNK	phosphorylated c-Jun NH2-terminal kinase
p-MEK	phosphorylated mitogen activated protein kinase
p-STAT3	phosphorylated signal transducer and activator of transcription 3
p-S6	phosphorylated ribosomal protein S6
p-Akt	phosphorylated Akt
QR	quinone reductase
RAC1	ras-related C3 botulinum toxin substrate 1
RCC	renal cell carcinoma
REDD1	regulation in development and DNA damage responses
RHAMM	receptor for hyaluronan-mediated motility
RIP-1	receptor-interacting protein 1
RIP-3	receptor-interacting protein-3
RLIP76	Ral interacting protein of 76 kDa
ROCK	Rho-associated protein kinase
ROS	reactive oxygen species
SEPW1	selenoprotein W
sFRP1	secreted frizzled related protein 1
SHP-1	Src homology 2 domain-containing protein tyrosine phosphatase-1
Smad4	SMAD Family Member 4
SphK1	sphingosine kinase 1
STAMBPL1	STAM binding protein like 1
TBARS	tissue thiobarbituric acid derivatives
TdT	terminal deoxynucleotide transferase
TGF-α	transforming growth factor-α
TERT	telomerase reverse transcriptase
TIMP	tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase
TNF-α	tumor necrosis factor-α
TRAF-1	tumor necrosis factor receptor associated factor 1
TRAIL	tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand
TRPC4	transient receptor potential cation channel 4
TSC	tuberous sclerosis
ULK1	Unc-51 like autophagy activating kinase
USP53	ubiquitin-specific protease 53
u-PA	urokinase plasminogen activator
VEGF	vascular endothelial growth factor
VDR	vitamin D receptor
VHL	von Hippel–Lindau
Wnt	wingless-related integration site
YAP	Yes-associated protein
ZEB2	zinc finger E-box binding homeobox 2
γH2AX	H2A histone family member X phosphorylated on serine 139
5-FU	5-fluorouracil