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. 2025 Jul 20;26(14):6973. doi: 10.3390/ijms26146973
17β-HSD 17β-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase
AChE Acetylcholinesterase
AD Alzheimer’s disease
ADME Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism, and Excretion
AF-1/AF-2 Activation Function-1/Activation Function-2
AFP Alpha-fetoprotein
Akt Protein Kinase B
ALP Alkaline phosphatase
ALT Alanine transaminase
AMPK AMP-Activated Protein Kinase
Ang II Angiotensin II
ANS 8-anilino-1-naphthalenesulfonic acid
APP Amyloid-β precursor protein
AREG Amphiregulin
AST Aspartate transaminase
AT1R Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor
BAD Bcl-2-associated agonist of cell death
BDNF Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor
CAT Catalase
CCl4 Carbon Tetrachloride
CD Circular dichroism
CIRI Cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injury
CNS Central nervous system
CREB cAMP Response Element-Binding Protein
CRP c-reactive protein
CUMS Chronic unpredictable mild stress
CXCL-12 C-X-C Motif Chemokine Ligand 12
CXCL1 CXC Motif Chemokine Ligand 1
CYP3A4 Cytochrome P450 3A4
DBD DNA-Binding Domain
DENA Diethylnitrosamine
DMBA 7,12-Dimethylbenz[a]anthracene
DMS Dimethylhydrazine dihydrochloride
DRIA Daidzein-rich isoflavones aglycone
DSS Dextran sodium sulfate
EGFR Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor
EGR-1 Early Growth Response Protein 1
ER Estrogen Receptor
ERK Extracellular signal-regulated kinase
ERα Estrogen Receptor Alpha
ERβ Estrogen Receptor Beta
FAAH Fatty acid amide hydrolase
FoxM1 Forkhead Box M1
GLUT1/GLUT4 Glucose Transporter 1/4
GnRH Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone
GPC3 Glypican-3
GPER G-protein-coupled Estrogen Receptor
GPER G protein-coupled estrogen receptor
GSH Glutathione
GSK3 Glycogen synthase kinase 3
GSK3αβ Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3 alpha/beta
GSSG Glutathione disulfide
GST Glutathione S-transferases
H2O2 Hydrogen Peroxide
HCC Hepatocellular carcinoma
HMGB1 High mobility group box 1
HRT Hormone Replacement Therapy
I/R Ischemia/reperfusion
IC50 Half-maximal inhibitory concentration
IG Intragastrically
IGD Isoflavone Genistein and Daidzein combination
IL Interleukin
IP Intraperitoneally
LBD Ligand-Binding Domain
LFPI Lateral fluid percussion injury
LPO lipid peroxidation
MAPK Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase
MAPK/ERK Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase/Extracellular Signal-Regulated Kinase
MCAO Middle cerebral artery occlusion
MKRN3 Makorin Ring Finger Protein 3
MMP-9 Matrix Metalloproteinase 9
MnSOD Manganese Superoxide Dismutase
MPO Myeloperoxidase
mTOR Mechanistic Target of Rapamycin
NLRP3 Nod-like receptor protein 3
NO Nitric oxide
NSCLC Non-small cell lung cancer
OGD/R Oxygen-glucose deprivation/reoxygenation
OPG Osteoprotegerin
OVX Ovariectomy or Oophorectomy
PDB Protein Data Bank
PGC-1α Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor Gamma Coactivator 1-Alpha
PGC-1α Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma coactivator 1α
PGE2 Prostaglandin E2
PI3K Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase
PKCγ Protein Kinase C Gamma
PO Per oral
PPAR-γ Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ
PTZ Pentylenetetrazole
RANKL Receptor activator of nuclear factor κB ligand
RAS Renin–Angiotensin System
RCT Randomized Controlled Trial
ROS Reactive Oxygen Species
Runx-2 Runt-related transcription factor 2
SC Subcutaneously
SERM Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulator
SIRT1 Sirtuin 1
SOD Superoxide dismutase
SRC3 Steroid Receptor Coactivator 3
STAT3 Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription 3
SULTs Sulfotransferases
T2DM Type 2 diabetes mellitus
TACE Tumor necrosis factor-α converting enzyme
TBARS Thiobarbituric Acid Reactive Substances
TBI Traumatic brain injury
TEM Transmission electron microscopy
TGF-β1 Transforming Growth Factor Beta 1
TOP Topical administration
Trpv6 Transient Receptor Potential Vanilloid 6
TXA2 Thromboxane A2
UGTs UDP-Glucuronosyltransferases
VEGF Vascular endothelial growth factor
VMS Vasomotor Symptoms
YES assay Yeast Estrogen Screen Assay