Bcl-2	B-cell lymphoma 2
Bcl-xL	B-cell lymphoma-extra-large
bFGF	Basic fibroblast growth factor
c-Myc	Cellular myelocytomatosis
Cdc	Cell division cycle
COX-2	Cyclooxygenase-2
DSS	Dextran sodium sulfate
FAK	Focal adhesion kinase
GCS	Glutamylcysteine synthetase
HIF	Hypoxia-inducible factor
HO-1	Heme oxygenase 1
IBD	Inflammatory bowel disease
ICAM-1	Intercellular adhesion molecule-1
IL	Inter leukin
iNOS	Inducible nitric oxide synthase
IκB	Inhibitor of Nuclear factor-κB
JNK	C-Jun N-terminal kinase
LPS	Lipo polysaccharide
M-CSF	Macrophage colony-stimulating factor
Maf	Musculoaponeurotic fibrosarcoma
MAPK	Mitogen-activated protein kinase
MMP	Matrix metalloproteinase
MUC1	Mucin 1
NF-κB	Nuclear factor κB
NO	Nitric oxide
NQO1	NADPH quinone oxidoreductase 1
Nrf2	Nuclear factor Erythroid factor 2-related factor 2
PGE2	Prostaglandin E2
PI3K	phosphoinositide 3-kinase
ROS	Reactive oxygen species
RTK	receptor tyrosine kinase
SCC	Squamous cell carcinoma
SFK	Src family kinase
SOD	Superoxide dismutase
STAT3	Signal Transducers and Activators of Transcription-3
TNF	Tumor necrosis factor
VEGF	Vascular endothelial growth factor