acquired immunodeficiency syndrome	AIDS
antioxidant response element	ARE
antiretrovirals	ARVs
Catalase	CAT
Complementary deoxyribonucleic acid	cDNA
Complete culture media	CCM
distilled water	dH2O
Eagle’s Essential Minimal Media	EMEM
Emtricitabine/2′,3′-dideoxy-5fluoro-3′-thiacytidine	FTC
Endothelial nitric oxide synthase	eNOS
Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase	GAPDH
highly active antiretroviral therapy	HAART
human immunodeficiency virus	HIV
Human hepatoma/Human liver cells	HepG2
horseradish peroxidase	HRP
hydroxyl	OH·
hydrogen peroxide	H2O2
inducible NO synthase	iNOS
tenofovir disoproxil fumarate	TDF
Kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1	Keap1
Lamivudine/(-)-L-2′,3′-dideoxy-3′-thiacytidine	3TC
Messenger RNA	mRNA
nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2	NRF-2
nucleoside/nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitors	NRTIs
NADH quinone oxidoreductase 1	NQO-1
NADPH oxidase	NOX
nitric oxide	NO·
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance	NMR
One-way analysis of variance	ANOVA
Phosphate buffered saline	PBS
phosphorylated NRF-2	pNRF-2
potential exposure prophylaxis	PEP
Pre-exposure prophylaxis	PrEP
protein kinase B	Akt
Quantitative polymerase chain reaction	qPCR
Reactive oxygen species	ROS
relative band density	RBD
ribonucleic acid	RNA
room temperature	RT
Spirulina platensis	SP
Sodium dodecyl sulphide	SDS
tenofovir disoproxil fumarate	TDF
World Health Organization	WHO