| ABCA1/G1 | ATP-binding cassette A1/G1 |
| ADT | androgen deprivation therapy |
| AF1/2 | activating function 1/2 |
| AR | androgen receptor |
| COX2 | cyclooxygenase 2 |
| DHT | dihydrotestosterone |
| CRPC | castration-resistant prostate cancer |
| mCRPC | metastatic CRPC |
| ER | estrogen receptor |
| EST | estrogen sulfotransferase |
| EZH2 | enhancer of Zeste homolog 2 |
| Her-2/neu | receptor tyrosine-protein kinase erbB-2 |
| HMGCR | hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase |
| IDOL | inducible degrader of the LDL receptor |
| iNOS | inducible nitric oxide synthase |
| JAK/STAT | Janus kinase/signal transducers and activators of transcription |
| LDLR | LDL receptor |
| LXR | liver X receptor |
| MAPK | mitogen-activated protein kinases |
| MSMB | beta-microseminoprotein |
| NKX3.1 | homeobox protein Nkx-3.1 |
| NR | nuclear receptor |
| PCa | prostate cancer |
| PI3K | phosphoinositide 3-kinase |
| PSA | prostate specific antigen |
| RXR | retinoid X receptor |
| SOCS3 | suppressor of cytokine signaling 3 |
| SR5A2 | 5α-reductase type 2 |
| SREBP | sterol response element binding protein |
| SLiMs | selective liver X receptor modulators |
| SULT2A1 | sulfotransferase family 2A member 1 |
| VEGF | vascular endothelial growth factor |
| Wnt | Wingless/Integrated |