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. 2026 Sep 29;48(10):1001. doi: 10.3390/cimb48101001
AMPK AMP-activated Protein Kinase
BCCIP BRCA2 and CDKN1A-Interacting Protein
BCL-2 B-cell Lymphoma 2
BPA Bisphenol A
CA-125 Cancer Antigen 125
CDK6 Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 6
circRNA Circular RNA
COX-2 Cyclooxygenase-2
EDC Endocrine-Disrupting Chemical
EMT Epithelial–Mesenchymal Transition
ERβ Estrogen Receptor beta
ERK Extracellular signal-Regulated Kinase
Foxp3 Forkhead Box P3
GLUT1 Glucose Transporter 1
GnRH Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone
GWAS Genome-Wide Association Study
HDAC Histone Deacetylase
HIF-1α Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1-alpha
HIF-2α Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 2-alpha
HIF-3α Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 3-alpha
HOTAIR HOX Transcript Antisense RNA
HOXA10 Homeobox A10
IKK IκB Kinase
IL-1β Interleukin 1 beta
IL-6 Interleukin 6
JAK/STAT Janus Kinase/Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription
lncRNA Long Non-Coding RNA
MALAT1 Metastasis-Associated Lung Adenocarcinoma Transcript 1
MAPK/ERK Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase/Extracellular signal-Regulated Kinase
MCP-1 Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein-1
MEK Mitogen-activated protein kinase Kinase
miRNA MicroRNA
MMP Matrix Metalloproteinase
mTOR Mechanistic Target of Rapamycin
ncRNA Non-Coding RNA
NF-κB Nuclear Factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells
NGF Nerve Growth Factor
PGE2 Prostaglandin E2
PI3K/AKT/mTOR Phosphoinositide 3-Kinase/Protein Kinase B/Mechanistic Target of Rapamycin
PR-A/PR-B Progesterone Receptor isoform A/isoform B
Rho/ROCK Ras Homolog Family Member/Rho-associated Coiled-coil containing protein Kinase
RORγt RAR-related Orphan Receptor gamma t
TCDD 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin
TCF7L1/TCF7L2 Transcription Factor 7-Like 1/2
TGF-β Transforming Growth Factor beta
Th17 T helper 17 (cell)
TNF-α Tumor Necrosis Factor alpha
VEGF(-A) Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (-A)
Wnt Wingless/Integrated (signaling pathway)
ZEB1/ZEB2 Zinc finger E-box-Binding homeobox 1/2