| Akt | Serine/threonine kinase |
| AMPK | 5′ adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase |
| ARF | Adenosine diphosphate-ribosylation factor |
| Atg1 | Autophagy-related 1 |
| Bad | BCL2-associated agonist of cell death |
| Bax | Bcl-2-associated X protein |
| Bcl2 | B-cell lymphoma 2 |
| Caspase | Cysteine proteases with aspartate specificity |
| CAV1 | Caveolin-1 |
| CB | Cannabinoid receptors |
| CREB | cAMP response element-binding protein |
| COX2 | Cyclooxygenase-2 |
| ERK | Extracellular signal-regulated kinase |
| ER+ | Estrogen receptor-positive |
| FAO | Fatty acid oxidation |
| FASN | Fatty acid synthase enzyme |
| GCS | Glutamyl cysteine synthetase |
| GF | Growth factor |
| GRB2 | Growth factor receptor-bound protein 2 |
| Glo2 | Glyoxalase 2 |
| GLUTs | Glucose transporters |
| GSH | Glutathione |
| HER2+ | Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 |
| HIF-1α | Hypoxia-inducible factor-alpha |
| HER2+ | Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 |
| HT | Hydroxytyrosol |
| ICAM-1 | Intercellular Adhesion Molecule 1 |
| IκBα | Nuclear factor of kappa light polypeptide gene enhancer in B-cell inhibitor alpha |
| Inos | Inducible nitric oxide synthase |
| JNK | Jun N-terminal kinase |
| lncRNA | Long non-coding RNAs |
| LTB4 | Lipoxygenase |
| MDM2 | Murine double minute 2 |
| MMP | Matrix metalloproteinase |
| MEK | Mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| mTOR | Mammalian target of rapamycin |
| NF-kB | Nuclear factor-light-chain-enhancer of activated B |
| NO | Nitric oxide |
| NSAIDs | Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs |
| Ole | Oleuropein |
| ONOO− | Peroxynitrite |
| PARPs | Poly (ADP-ribose) polymerases |
| PGE2 | Prostaglandin E2 |
| PI3K | Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase |
| PI4K | Phosphatidylinositol 4-kinase |
| PPAR | Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors |
| P38 MAPK | Mitogen-activated protein kinases |
| P53 | Tumor protein P53 |
| p70S6K | 70-kDa ribosomal protein S6 kinase |
| RAF | Rapidly accelerated fibrosarcoma |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| RTK | Receptor tyrosine kinase |
| TFEB | Transcription factor EB |
| TN | Triple-negative |
| TXB2 | Thromboxane B2 |
| VCAM-1 | Vascular cell adhesion molecule 1 |
| VEGF | Vascular endothelial growth factor |