| ADT | androgen-deprivation therapy |
| Akt | Ak tymoma protein/PKB, protein kinase B |
| AR | androgen receptor |
| ATF | activating transcription factor |
| Bax | Bcl-2-associated X protein |
| Bcl-2 | B-cell lymphoma type 2 protein |
| Bcl-XL | Bcl-2 extra-large protein |
| BCRP | breast cancer resistance protein |
| BPH | benign prostate hyperplasia |
| BTG3 | B-cell translocation gene |
| caspase-3 | cysteine-aspartic acid protease 3 |
| CAT | catalase |
| cdc25 | cell cycle division protein 25 |
| CHK1 | checkpoint kinase 1 |
| CHOP | CCAAT-enhancer-binding protein homologous protein |
| c-Met/HGF | hepatocyte growth factor |
| CRPC | Castration-resistant prostate cancer |
| CYP450 | cytochrome 450 enzymes |
| DG5 | death receptor |
| DHT | dihydrotestosterone |
| EGCG | epigallocatechin gallate |
| EGF | epidermal growth factor |
| EGFR | epidermal growth factor receptor |
| ER | estrogen receptor |
| ERK1/2 | extracelluar signal-regulated kinases -1, -2 |
| FoxO | forkhead box O protein |
| GADD153 | growth arrest and DNA damage inducible protein 153 protein |
| GPx | glutathione peroxidase |
| GRB2 | growth factor receptor-bound protein 2 |
| GRP78 | glucose regulated protein of 78 kDa |
| GSK-3β | glycogen synthase kinase |
| GSR | glutathione reductase |
| GSTs | glutathione-S-transferases |
| HER2/ErbB2 | c-ErbB2 avian erythroblastic leukemia viral homolog 2 |
| CXCL-1, -2 | chemokine with CXC motif ligand -1 -2 |
| HSP90 | heat shock protein 90 |
| IGF-1 | insulin-like growth factor 1 |
| IL-6 | interleukin 6 |
| IκB | inhibitor of NF-κB |
| JNK | c-Jun N-terminal kinase |
| LPH | lactase phloridzin hydrolase |
| MAPK | mitogen activated protein kinase |
| miR | microRNA |
| MMP-2 | matrix metalloproteinase 2 |
| MRP | multidrug resistance-associated protein |
| mTOR | mammalian target of rapamycin |
| NF-κB | nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells |
| OPG | osteoprotegerin |
| p21/CIP1 | cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 1A/CDK-interacting protein 1 |
| p27/Kip1 | kinesin-like protein |
| PARP | poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase |
| PDK1 | phosphoinositide-dependent kinase-1 |
| P-gp | P-glycoprotein |
| PI3K | phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase |
| PKC | protein kinase C |
| PSA | prostate-specific antigen |
| PTEN | phosphatase and tensin homolog |
| RARβ | retinoic acid receptor beta |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| SOD | superoxide dismutase |
| SOS | son of sevenless |
| SULTs | sulphotransferases |
| TRAIL | TNF-related apoptosis-inducing ligand |
| TRAMP | transgenic adenocarcinoma of the mouse prostate |
| UGTs | diphospho-glucuronosyltransferases |
| uPA | urokinase-type plasminogen activator |
| VEGF | vascular endothelial factor; |
| c-Jun | avian sarcoma virus 17 homolog |
| ΔΨm | mitochondrial membrane potential |