| dATP | Deoxyadenosine triphosphate |
| CAD | Caspase-activated DNase |
| DCF | Dichlorofluorescein |
| DCFH-DA | Dichlorofluorescein diacetate |
| DMEM | Dulbecco’s modified Eagle’s medium |
| DMSO | Dimethyl sulfoxide |
| DTT | Dithiothreitol |
| EDTA | Ethylene diaminetetraacetic acid |
| ELISA | Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay |
| EMSA | Electrophoretic mobility shift assay |
| ERK | Extracellular signal-regulated kinase |
| FITC | Fluorescence-activated single cell sorting |
| HEPES | Hydroxyethyl piperazine ethane sulfonicacid |
| ICAD | Inhibitor of caspase-activated DNase |
| MAPK | Mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| NAC | N-acetycysteine |
| NADPH | Reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate |
| NF-κB | Nuclerar factor-κB |
| NP-40 | Nonidet P-40 |
| Nrf2 | Nuclear factor erythroid 2–related factor 2 |
| PARP | Poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase |
| PMSF | Phenylmethylsulfonylfluoride |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| TBST | Tris-buffered saline and 0.2% Tween-20 |
| TRAIL | TNF-related apoptosis-inducing ligand |