| ACE | Acetyl coenzyme |
| ADPC | Androgen-dependant prostate cancer |
| AIPC | Androgen-independent prostate cancer |
| AKT | Protein kinase B (also called PKB) |
| ALT | Alanine transaminase |
| AMPK | AMP-activated protein kinase |
| AP | Activator protein |
| AST | Aspartate aminotransferase |
| BAFF | B cell activating factor |
| BCL | B cell lymphocyte |
| Bcl | B cell lymphoma |
| Bcl-xL | B cell lymphoma-extra large |
| CD | Cluster differentiation |
| CHOP | Cytoxan hydroxydaunorubicin oncovin prednisone |
| Coll2 | Collagen |
| COX | Cyclooxygenase |
| Cur-CQD | Curcumin carbon quantom dots |
| CXCL | Chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand |
| DHA | Docosahexaenoic acid |
| DYRK | Dual specificity tyrosine phosphorylation-regulated kinase |
| EAE | Enzyme-assisted extraction |
| EBP | Enhancer binding protein |
| EPA | Eicosapentaenoic acid |
| ERK | Extracellular-regulated kinase |
| ERK | Extracellular-regulated kinase |
| FFA | Free fatty acid |
| FOX | Forkhead box protein |
| FtsZ | Filamenting temperature sensitive mutant Z |
| GST | Glutathione S- transferase |
| Hp | Haptoglobin |
| HSP | Heat shock protein |
| IFN | Interferon |
| IKBα | Inhibitor of kappa light chain gene enhancer in B cells |
| IL | Interlekin |
| ILE | Ionic liquid-based extraction |
| IL | Interleukin |
| iNOS | Inducible nitric oxide syntase |
| JAK/STAT | Janus kinase/signal transducers and activators of transcription |
| JNK | Jun N-terminal kinase |
| LPS | Lipopolysaccharides |
| MAE | Microwave-assisted extraction |
| MAPK | Mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| MCP | Methyl-accepting chemotaxis protein |
| M-CSF | Macrophage colony stimulating factor |
| MDA | Malondialdehyde |
| MIC | Minimum inhibitory concentration |
| MIP | Macrophage inflammatory protein |
| MMP | Matrix metalloproteinase |
| MPA | Medroxyprogesterone acetate |
| MTOR | Mammalian target of rapamycin |
| MyD | Myeloid differentiation |
| NF-κkB | Nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells |
| NLRP | Nod-like receptor protein |
| NOD | Nucleotide oligomerization domain |
| Nrf | Nuclear respiratory factor |
| NSAID | Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs |
| OC | Oleocanthal |
| ODC | Ornithine decarboxylase |
| PECAM | Platelet endothelial cell adhesion molecule |
| PLGA | Poly(D,L-Lactic-co-glycolic acid) |
| PPAR | Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors |
| Rac 1 | Rass-related C 3 botulinum toxin substrate 1 |
| RANKL | Receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa B ligand |
| RANTES | Regulated on activation, normal T cell expressed and secreted |
| RNS | Reactive nitrogen species |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| SDH | Succinate dehydrogenase |
| SFE | Supercritical fluid extraction |
| Shh | Sonic hedgehog protein |
| SOD | Superoxide dismutase |
| STZ | Streptozotocin |
| TBARs | Thiobarbituric acid reactive substances |
| TLR | Toll-like receptor |
| TLR | Toll-like Receptor |
| TNF | Tumor Necrosis Factor |
| TRAIL | Tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-related apoptosis-inducing ligand |
| TRAIL | Tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand |
| UAE | Ultrasound-assisted extraction |
| UPR | Unfolded protein response |
| VEGF | Vascular endothelial growth factor |
| Wnt | Wingless related integration site |
| XIAP | X-chromosome-linked inhibitor of apoptosis protein |
| ADPC | Androgen-dependant prostate cancer |
| AIPC | Androgen-independent prostate cancer |
| AP | Activator protein |
| Bcl | B cell lymphoma |
| Bcl-xL | B cell lymphoma-extra large |
| COX | Cyclooxygenase |
| CXCL | Chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand |
| FOX | Forkhead box protein |
| IL | Interleukin |
| JNK | Jun N-terminal kinase |
| MMP | Matrix metalloproteinase |
| MPA | Medroxyprogesterone acetate |
| NF-kB | Nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells |
| ODC | Ornithine decarboxylase |
| PECAM | Platelet endothelial cell adhesion molecule |
| PLGA | Poly(D,L-Lactic-co-glycolic acid) |
| TLR | Toll-like receptor |
| TNF | Tumor necrosis factor |
| TRAIL | Tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand |
| TRAIL | Tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-related apoptosis-inducing ligand |
| VEGF | Vascular endothelial growth factor |
| XIAP | X-chromosome-linked inhibitor of apoptosis protein |