| PCa | Prostate cancer |
| CRPC | Castration-resistant prostate cancer |
| AR | Androgen receptor |
| ADT | Androgen deprivation therapy |
| PSA | Prostate-specific antigen |
| PI3K | Phosphoinositide 3-kinase |
| AKT | Protein kinase B |
| AKT1 | Protein kinase B alpha (AKT isoform 1) |
| PTEN | Phosphatase and tensin homolog |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| RNS | Reactive nitrogen species |
| NRF2 | Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 |
| oxLDL | Oxidized low-density lipoprotein |
| NF-κB | Nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells |
| STAT3 | Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 |
| QRC | Quercetin |
| Enz | Enzalutamide |
| DHT | Dihydrotestosterone |
| DMSO | Dimethyl sulfoxide |
| FBS | Fetal bovine serum |
| PBS | Phosphate-buffered saline |
| SDS-PAGE | Sodium dodecyl sulfate–polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis |
| RIPA | Radioimmunoprecipitation assay buffer |
| BCA | Bicinchoninic acid |
| TBS | Tris-buffered saline |
| BSA | Bovine serum albumin |
| DAPI | 4′,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole |
| RT-PCR | Real-time reverse transcription PCR |
| PDB | Protein Data Bank |
| RMSD | Root mean square deviation |
| RMSF | Root mean square fluctuation |
| PCA | Principal component analysis |
| MD | Molecular dynamics |
| NPT | Constant number of particles, pressure, and temperature (ensemble) |