11β-HSD1	11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1
AR	androgen receptor
BCAT	branched chain amino acid transferase
BMP2	bone morphogenesis protein 2
COX2	cyclooxygenase 2
CRABP2	cellular retinoic acid binding protein 2
CRH	corticotropin-releasing hormone
CXCL1	C-X-C motif chemokine ligand 2
DKK1	Dickkopf WNT signaling pathway inhibitor 1
DSC	decidual stromal cell
EGF	epidermal growth factor
EGFR	epidermal growth factor receptor
EOGT	EGF domain specific O-linked N-acetylglucosamine transferase
ERK	extracellular- signal-regulated kinase
ESC	endometrial stromal cell
FABP5	fatty acid binding protein 5
FOXO1	transcription factors Forkhead Box O1
FZD5	Frizzled 5
GR	glucocorticoid receptor
HAND2	heart and neural crest derivatives-expressed 2
HB-EGF	heparin binding EGF-like growth factor
HSP	heat shock protein
IFN	interferon
IGFBP1	insulin-like growth factor binding protein 1
IL-1β	interleukin-1β
IHH	Indian hedgehog
LEFTY2	left-right determination factor 2
LIF	leukemia inhibitory factor
LPA	lysophosphatidic acid
LRP6	LDL receptor related protein 6
MAPK	mitogen activated protein kinase
MET	mesenchymal-epithelial transition
miRNA	microRNA
MPIF-1	myeloid progenitor inhibitory factor-1
mPR	membrane progesterone receptor
MR	mineralocorticoid receptor
MTORC1	mammalian target of rapamycin complex 1
NK cells	natural killer cells
nPR	nuclear progesterone receptor
PAQRs	progestin and adiponectin receptors
PCa+	prostate cancer a protein
PECAM-1	platelet-endothelial cell adhesion molecule-1
PGE2	prostaglandin E2
PGRMC1	PGR membrane component 1
PPAR-δ	peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-delta
PUFA	polyunsaturated fatty acids
RBP4	retinol-binding protein 4
ROS	reactive oxygen species
RXR	retinoid X receptor
SFRP4	secreted frizzled-related protein 4
TGF-β	transforming growth factor-β
TNFα/NFκβ	tumor necrosis factor alpha-nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells
DC	dendritic cells
dNK	decidual natural killer cells
DSCs	decidual stromal cells
EGFR	epidermal growth factor receptor
ESCs	endometrial stromal cells
HB-EGF	heparin binding EGF-like growth factor
EMT	epithelial-mesenchymal transition
hCG	human chorionic gonado-tropin
IGFBP1	isulin-like growth factor binding protein 1
IFN	interferon
IL-1β	interleukin-1β
ROS	reactive oxygen species
LIF	leukemia inhibitory factor
MET	mesenchymal-epithelial transition
miRNA	microRNA
MMP	matrix metalloproteinase
PGS	prostaglandins
TGF-β	transforming growth factor-β
TIMP	tissue inhibitor of meatalloproteinase
VEGF	vascular endothelial growth factor