| AR | Androgen Receptor |
| PCa | Prostate cancer |
| Cyp19a1 | Aromatase |
| TAD | Tadalafil |
| LnCAP | Androgen-sensitive human PCa cell line |
| BCT | Bicalutamide |
| T | Testosterone |
| DHT | Dihydrotestosterone |
| AREs | Androgenr esponse elements |
| ADT | Androgen deprivation therapy |
| CRPC | Castration-resistant prostate cancer |
| cAMP | Cyclic adenosine monophosphate |
| cGMP | Cyclic guanosine monophosphate |
| PDE | Phosphodiesterase |
| PDE5i | PDE5 inhibitor |
| CHX | Cycloheximide |
| PSA | Prostatic specific antigen |
| MDV | MDV3100 |
| CYT | Cytoplasmic fraction |
| NUC | Nuclear fraction |
| RD | Human Rhabdomyosarcoma Cell Lines |
| ED | Erectile dysfunction |
| BDH | Benign prostatic hyperplasia |
| ERβ | Estrogen receptor beta |
| LUTS | Lower urinary tract symptoms |
| PSA | Prostatic specific antigen |
| PD-1 | Programmed cell death protein 1 |
| PD-1L | Programmed death-ligand 1 |
| AIs | Aromatase inhibitors |
| ERα | Estrogen receptor alpha |
| ERβ | Estrogen receptor beta |
| HGPIN | High grade prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia |