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. 2026 Feb 28;18(5):804. doi: 10.3390/nu18050804
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