AI	Aromatase inhibtor
Akt	Protein kinase B
ALK	TGFβ type I receptor kinase
BMP	Bone morphogenic protein
ECM	Extracellular matrix
ER	Estrogen receptor
ERK	Extracellular signal-regulated kinases
FAK	Focal adhesion kinase
GnRH	Gonadotropin releasing hormone
GnRHa	Gonadotropin releasing hormone agonist
JNK	c-Jun N-terminal kinase
MAPK	Mitogen-activated protein kinase
MED12	Mediator complex subunit 12
MEK	MAPK/ERK kinase
MKK	Mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase
MMP	Matrix metalloproteinase
mRNA	messenger RNA
mTOR	mechanistic target of rapamycin
NF-κB	nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells
p38	p38 mitogen-activated protein kinases
PI3K	Phosphoinositide 3-kinase
PR	Progesterone receptor
Raf	Raf protein
Ras	Ras protein
Smad	Smad protein
SPRM	Selective progesterone receptor modulator
TAK	Transforming growth factor β-activated kinase
TGF-β	Transforming growth factor β
TGF-βR	Transforming growth factor β receptor
TIMP	Tissue inhibitor of matrix metalloproteinase
UF	Uterine fibroid