| AMPK | 5′AMP-activated protein kinase |
| ARF | ADP ribosylation factor |
| ATM | ataxia telangiectasia mutated kinase; serine-protein kinase ATM |
| ATR | ataxia telangiectasia and Rad3-related kinase |
| BRD4 | bromodomain-containing protein 4 |
| C/EBPβ | CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein-β |
| CCF | cytosolic chromatin fragments |
| CCL2 | C-C motif chemokine ligand 2 |
| CCL5 | C-C motif chemokine ligand 5 |
| CCN1 | cellular communication network factor 1 |
| CDK | cyclin-dependent kinase |
| cGAMP | cyclic GMP-AMP |
| cGAS | cyclic GMP-AMP synthase |
| CHK1 | checkpoint kinase 1 |
| CHK2 | checkpoint kinase 2 |
| CXCL1 | C-X-C motif chemokine ligand 1 |
| CXCL12 | C-X-C motif chemokine ligand 12 |
| CXCL5 | C-X-C motif chemokine ligand 5 |
| CXCR2 | C-X-C motif chemokine receptor 2 |
| DAMP | damage-associated molecular patterns |
| DDR | DNA damage response |
| DSB | double-strand break |
| ECM | extracellular matrix |
| EMT | epithelial-to-mesenchymal transformation |
| ERK | extracellular signal-regulated kinase |
| FGFR4 | fibroblast growth factor receptor 4 |
| GATA4 | GATA Binding Protein 4 |
| GDNF | glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor |
| H2AX | H2A histone family member X |
| γH2AX | phosphorylated H2A histone family member X |
| HCC | hepatocellular carcinoma |
| HDAC | histone deacetylase |
| HMEC | human normal mammary epithelial cells |
| HMG-CoA | 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase |
| HNSCC | head and neck squamous carcinoma |
| HSP | heat shock proteins |
| IFN | interferon |
| IFN-I | type-I interferon |
| IGFBP | insulin-like growth factor-binding protein |
| IL-1 α | interleukin 1 α |
| IL-6 | interleukin 6 |
| IL-8 | interleukin 8 |
| IR | ionizing radiation |
| JAK2 | janus kinase 2 |
| MAPK | mitogen-activated protein kinases |
| MAPKAPK2 | MAPK activated protein kinase 2 |
| MDC1 | mediator of DNA damage checkpoint 1 |
| MDM2 | mouse double minute 2 homolog |
| MDSC | myeloid-derived suppressor cells |
| MICA | MHC class I chain-related protein A |
| MICB | MHC class I chain-related protein B |
| MiDAS | mitochondrial dysfunction-associated senescence |
| MMP | metalloproteinase |
| mTOR | mammalian target of rapamycin |
| mTORC1 | mammalian target of rapamycin complex 1 |
| NAD+ | nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide |
| NADPH | nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate |
| NAMPT | nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase |
| NBS1 | Nijmegen breakage syndrome 1 protein |
| NF-κB | nuclear factor kappa B |
| NFBD1 | nuclear factor with BRCT domains protein 1NK—natural killer |
| NKG2D | natural killer group 2D |
| NOTCH1 | neurogenic locus notch homolog protein 1 |
| NSCLC | non-small-cell lung carcinoma |
| OIS | oncogene-induced senescence |
| OPN | osteoponin |
| PAI-1 | plasminogen activator inhibitor |
| PDGF-AA | platelet-derived growth factor AA |
| PI3K | phosphoinositide 3-kinase |
| PICS | PTEN loss-induced cellular senescence |
| POT1 | protection of telomeres 1 |
| PTB1 | polypyrimidine tract-binding protein 1 |
| PTEN | phosphatase and tensin homolog deleted on chromosome ten |
| RB | retinoblastoma |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| SAL | supraphysiological androgen level |
| SASP | senescence-associated secretory phenotype |
| SA-β-galactosidase | senescence-associated beta-galactosidase |
| SIRT1 | sirtuin 1 |
| STAT3 | signal transducer and activator of transcription |
| STING | stimulator of interferon genes |
| TASCC | TOR-autophagy spatial coupling compartment |
| TBK1 | TANK-binding kinase 1 |
| TERT | telomerase reverse transcriptase |
| TGF | transforming growth factor |
| Th1 | T helper type 1 |
| TIS | therapy-induced senescence |
| TLR2 | toll-like receptor 2 |
| TNF α | tumor necrosis factor α |
| TRF2 | telomeric repeat-binding factor 2 |
| TSC2 | tuberous sclerosis complex 2 |
| ULBP2 | UL16 binding protein 2 |
| UPR | unfolded protein response |
| VEGF | vascular endothelial growth factor |