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. 2022 Jul 19;23(14):7962. doi: 10.3390/ijms23147962
2D Two-dimensional
3D Three-dimensional
5-HETE 5-Hydroxyicosatetraenoic acid
A-357 Human skin melanoma cells
A498 Human renal carcinoma cells
A549 Human lung adenocarcinoma cells
AChE Acetylcholinesterase
ADP Adenosine diphosphate
Ag Silver
AgNO3 Silver nitrate
AIM2 Absent in melanoma 2
Al2O3 Aluminum oxide
AlOOH Boehmite
ALP Alkaline phosphatase
ALT Alanine aminotransferas
AMP Adenosine monophosphate
AMPK 5′ adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase
AP-1 Activator protein-1
Apaf-1 Apoptotic protease-activating factor-1
AS160 160 kDa Akt substrate
ASM Airway smooth muscle cells
AST Aspartate aminotransferase
ATP Adenosine triphosphate
Au Gold
Bak Bcl-2 homologous antagonist/killer
Bax Bcl-2 associated X protein
Bcl-2 B cell lymphoma-2
BMDMs Bone marrow-derived macrophages
Ca2+ Calcium
Ca2+-ATPase Calcium ATPase
Ca2+/Mg2+-ATPase Calcium-magnesium ATPase
CaF2 Calcium fluoride
CaMKKβ Calmodulin-dependent protein kinase kinase β
Cas9 CRISPR-associated protein 9
CAT Catalase
CcO Cytochrome c oxidase
CD Circular dichroism
Cd Cadmium
Ce Cerium
CeO2 Cerium dioxide
CGCs Cerebellar granule cells
CICR Calcium induced calcium release
COVID-19 Coronavirus disease 2019
COX-2 Cyclooxygenase-2
Cr Chromium
CRISPR Clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats
CRL-2404 Human epidermal keratinocytes
Cu Copper
CuO Copper oxide
Cu-Zn-SOD Copper-zinc superoxide dismutase
CXCL8 C-X-C motif chemokine ligand 8
CYP450 Cytochrome P450
Cyt c Cytochrome c
DAMPs Damage-associated molecular patterns
dATP Deoxyadenosine triphosphate
DEHP Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate
DLS Dynamic light scattering
DNA Deoxyribonucleic acid
DPP-4 Dipeptidyl peptidase-4
Drp1 Dynamin-related protein 1
eNOS Endothelial nitric oxide synthase
ER Endoplasmic reticulum
ERK1/2 Extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) 1 and 2
ETC Electron transport chain
F10 Melanoma cells
FAD Flavin adenine dinucleotide
FADH2 Reduced flavin adenine dinucleotide
Fe Iron
Fe-SOD Iron superoxide dismutase
Fis1 Fission protein 1
FMN Flavin mononucleotide
FT-IR Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy
GGT Gamma-glutamyl transferase
GLUT Glucose transporter
GPx Glutathione peroxidase
GPx1 Glutathione peroxidase 1
GPx3 Glutathione peroxidase 3
GR Glutathione reductase
GSH Glutathione
GSK-3β Glycogen synthase kinase-3β
GSSG Glutathione disulfide
GST Glutathione S-transferase
H2O water
H2O2 Hydrogen peroxide
H9 Human embryonic stem cells
HaCaT Human epidermal keratinocyte cells
HAECs Human aortic endothelial cells
Hb Hemoglobin
HCT116 Human colon carcinoma cells
HDAC Histone deacetylase
HeLa Human cervical carcinoma cells
HEK293T Human embryonic kidney 293T
HepG2 Human hepatoma cells
hFOB1.19 Human osteoblast cell line
Hg Mercury
HL-60 Human promyelocytic leukemia cells
HO-1 Heme oxygenase-1
HPAECs Human pulmonary artery endothelial cells
HSC-3 Human oral squamous cell carcinoma cells
HT22 Murine hippocampal neuronal cells
HT-29 Colon cancer cells
Huh7 Human hepatoma cells
HUVECs Human umbilical vein endothelial cells
IAPs Inhibitor of apoptosis proteins
ICAM-1 Intercellular adhesion molecule 1
IFN-γ Interferon gamma
IGF-1 Insulin-like growth factor 1
IGF-1R Type 1 insulin-like growth factor receptor
IGFBP-3 Insulin-like growth factor binding protein-3
IgG Immunoglobulin G
iGluRs Ionotropic glutamate receptors
IL Interleukin
iNOS Inducible nitric oxide synthase
IP3 Inositol 1,4,5-triphosphate
iPSCs Human induced pluripotent stem cells
IRR Orphan insulin receptor-related receptor
IRS Insulin receptor substrate
J774 Mouse macrophage cells
JAK-STAT Janus kinase-signal transducer and activator of transcription
JNK c-Jun N-terminal Kinase
K562 Human chronic myeloid leukemia cells
Keap1 Kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1
KLF2 Kruppel-like factor 2
KLH Keyhole limpet hemocyanin
LKB1 Liver kinase B1
LoVo Human colon carcinoma cells
LPS Lipopolysaccharide
Mac-1 Macrophage-1 antigen
MAMs Mitochondria-associated ER membranes
MAPK Mitogen-activated protein kinase
MCF-7 Breast adenocarcinoma cells
MCP-1 Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1
MD Molecular dynamics
MEF Murine embryonic fibroblast
Mfn1 Mitofusions 1
Mfn2 Mitofusions 2
MgO Magnesium oxide
MLCK Myosin light chain kinase
Mn Manganese
Mn-SOD Manganese superoxide dismutase
mRNA Messenger ribonucleic acid
mTOR Mammalian target of rapamycin
MT Metallothionein
MTT 3-(4, 5-dimethylthiazolyl-2)-2,5-diphenyltetraxolium bromide
NADH Reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide
NADPH Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate
Na+/K+-ATPase Sodium-potassium ATPase
NB41A3 Neuroblastoma cells
NCI-H292 Human airway epithelial cells
NF-κB Nuclear factor kappa B
Ni Nickel
NiO Nickel oxide
Ni-SOD Nickel superoxide dismutase
NLRC4 NLR family CARD domain containing 4
NLRP1 Nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain, leucine rich repeat and pyrin domain containing 1
NMDA N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors
NMRI Naval medical research institute
nNOS Neuronal nitric oxide synthase
NO Nitric oxide
NOS Nitric oxide synthase
NOSII Nitric oxide synthase II
NOSIII Nitric oxide synthase III
NPs Nanoparticles
NQO1 NADPH quinone dehydrogenase 1
NR1 NMDA receptor 1
Nrf2 Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2
NSCLC Non-small-cell lung cancer cells
O2 Oxygen
O2 Superoxide
ONOO Peroxynitrite
Opa1 Optic atrophy 1
OPG Osteoprotegerin
PAK p21-activated kinase
PAMPs Pathogen-associated molecular patterns
PANC-1 Pancreatic carcinoma cells
PASMCs Pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells
Pb Lead
PBMCs Peripheral blood mononuclear cells
PC12 Pheochromocytoma cells
PC3 Prostate carcinoma cells
PDI Protein disulfide isomerase
PDI-3 Protein disulfide isomerase-3
p-Drp1 Phosphorylated dynamin-related protein 1
PEG Polyethylene glycol
PGC-1α Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator 1-alpha
PI3K Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase
PKB Protein kinase B
PLA Polylactic acid
PLGA Poly(lactice-co-glycolide)
PMF Proton motive force
PRDX Peroxiredoxin
PRR Pattern recognition receptor
Pt Platinum
PTEN Phosphatase and tensin homolog deleted on chromosome ten
PVA Polyvinyl alcohol
RANKL Receptor activator of nuclear factor-kB ligand
RAW 264.7 Murine macrophages
RIN-5F Pancreatic cells
RNS Reactive nitrogen species
ROS Reactive oxygen species
RR spectroscopy Resonance Raman spectroscopy
SAOS2 Human bone osteosarcoma cells
Se Selenium
SEIRAS Surface enhanced infrared absorption spectroscopy
SERS Surface-enhanced Raman scattering
SGLT2 Sodium-dependent glucose transporter 2
SH Sulfhydryl
SH-SY5Y Human neuroblastoma cells
Si Silica
SiO2 Silicon dioxide
SIRT1 Silent mating type information regulation 2 homolog 1
Smac Second mitochondria-derived activator of caspase
SOD Superoxide dismutase
SR-AI Membrane type I class A scavenger receptor
SREBP-1c Sterol regulatory element binding protein-1c
SV40 Simian virus 40
SVEC4-10 mouse endothelial cells
TEM Transmission electron microscopy
TGF-β Transforming growth factor-beta
THP-1 Tohoku Hospital Pediatrics-1 cells
TiO2 Titanium dioxide
TLR Toll-like receptor
TNF-α Tumor necrosis factor alpha
TRAIL Tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand
TRPV Transient receptor potential vanilloid channels
TRX Thioredoxin
TRX1 Thioredoxin-1
TRX2 Thioredoxin-2
TXNIP Thioredoxin interacting protein
U2OS Human bone osteosarcoma cells
U87 Human astrocytoma cells
UV–vis Ultraviolet–visible
VEGF Vascular endothelial growth factor
WI-38 Human lung fibroblast cells
WST-1 2-(4-Iodophenyl)-3-(4-nitrophenyl)-5-(2,4-disulfophenyl)-2H-tetrazolium
ZIP Zinc-regulated, Iron-regulated transporter-like Protein
Zn Zinc
ZnCL2 Zinc chloride
ZnFe2O4 Spinel zinc ferrite
ZnO Zinc oxide
ZnT Zinc Transporter
ZVFe Zero valent iron