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. 2024 Sep 20;16(18):3211. doi: 10.3390/cancers16183211
AF2 Activation function 2
Akt Protein kinase B
AML Acute myeloid leukemia
AOM Azoxymethane
AR Androgen receptor
Bax Bcl-2 Associated X-protein
BCC Basal cell carcinoma
Bcl-2 B-cell lymphoma 2
C/EBP CCAAT/enhancer binding protein
CAM Chick chorioallantoic membrane
CD44 Cluster of differentiation 44
CDKs Cyclin-dependent kinases
CKII Casein kinase II
COX-2 Cyclooxygenase-2
CRC Colorectal cancer
EMT Epithelial-mesenchymal transition
EP2 Prostaglandin E2 receptor
ERα Estrogen receptor alpha
ERK Extracellular signal-regulated kinase
ESRRα Estrogen-related receptor alpha
ESRRγ Estrogen-related receptor gamma
FAK Focal adhesion kinase
GM-CSF Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor
GnRH Gonadotropin-releasing hormone
GPCR G protein-coupled receptor
HCC Hepatocellular carcinoma
HER Human epidermal growth factor receptor
hTERT Human telomerase reverse transcriptase
HUVECs Human umbilical vein endothelial cells
IGFBP3 Insulin-like growth factor binding protein 3
IL Interleukin
IU International units
JNK c-Jun N-terminal kinase
KPS Karnofsky Performance Scale
MAPK Mitogen-activated protein kinase
MARRS Membrane-associated, rapid response steroid-binding
MEK Mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase
MMP Matrix metalloproteinase
Myc Myelocytomatosis
NCoA62–SKIP Nuclear coactivator-62 kDa/Ski-interacting protein
NF-κB Nuclear factor kappa B
NMU N-methyl-N-nitrosourea
PARG Poly(ADP-ribose) glycohydrolase
PGDH 15-Hydroxyprostaglandin dehydrogenase
PI3K Phosphoinositide 3-kinase
PKC Protein kinase C
PSA Prostate-specific antigen
PTEN Phosphatase and tensin homolog deleted on chromosome 10
PTH Parathyroid hormone
RCC Renal cell carcinoma
RCTs Randomized controlled trials
RDA Recommended dietary allowance
ROS Reactive oxygen species
RXR Retinoic acid receptor
SCC Squamous cell carcinoma
SMRT Silencing mediator for retinoid and thyroid hormone receptors
SNAI1 Snail family transcriptional repressor-1
SNP Single nucleotide polymorphism
SRCs Steroid receptor coactivators
SVEC-vGPCR Sarcoma-associated herpesvirus GPCR-transformed endothelial cells
Tcf-1 T-cell factor 1
TDECs Tumor-derived endothelial cells
TGFβ Transforming growth factor-β
TNBC Triple-negative breast cancer
VDBP Vitamin D-binding protein
VDR Vitamin D receptor
VDRE Vitamin D-response elements
VEGF Vascular endothelial growth factor
ZEB1 Zinc finger E-box binding homeobox-1