| AR | Androgen receptor |
| BPE | Bovine pituitary extract |
| BPH | Benign prostatic hyperplasia |
| DHT | Dihydrotestosterone |
| DMEM | Dulbecco’s Modified Eagle’s Medium |
| DMEM-Adv | Advanced Dulbecco’s Modified Eagle’s Medium |
| EGF | Epidermal Growth Factor |
| ELISA | Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay |
| FBS | Foetal bovine serum |
| FSH | Follicle-stimulating hormone |
| GPX3 | Glutathione Peroxidase 3 |
| HTR1A | Hydroxy-tryptamine |
| IL-1 | Interleukin 1 |
| IL-10 | Interleukin 10 |
| IL-1β | Interleukin 1β |
| IL-6 | Interleukin 6 |
| IL-8 | Interleukin 8 |
| K-SFM | Serum-free keratinocyte medium |
| LH | Luteinising hormone |
| LUTS | Lower urinary tract symptoms |
| MAPK | Mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| MTT | 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide |
| NF-κB | Nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells |
| PCNA | Cell nuclear antigen |
| ROS | Reactive Oxygen Species |
| SOD | Superoxide dismutase |
| SRD5A1 | 3-oxo-5-alpha-steroid 4-dehydrogenase 1 |
| SRD5A2 | 3-oxo-5-alpha-steroid 4-dehydrogenase 2 |
| TEER | Trans-epithelial electrical resistance |
| TLR | Toll-Like Receptor |
| TNFα | Tumour necrosis factor α |