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. 2021 Sep 20;22(18):10131. doi: 10.3390/ijms221810131
ALIX Apoptosis-linked gene 2-interacting protein X
APC Antigen-presenting cell
AR Androgen receptor
AR-V7 Androgen receptor splice variant 7
ASC Adipose-derived stromal cell
Bcl-xL B-cell lymphoma-extra large
BPH Benign prostatic hyperplasia
cfDNA Cell-free DNA
CRPC Castration-resistant prostate cancer
CTC Circulating tumor cell
DNA Deoxyribonucleic acid
DRE Digital rectal exam
ESCRT Endosomal sorting complexes required for transport
ESE Early sorting endosome
EMT Epithelial–mesenchymal transition
EV Extracellular vesicle
FABP5 Fatty acid-binding protein 5
FasL Fas ligand
HSP Heat shock protein
ICAM-1 Intercellular adhesion molecule 1
ILV Intraluminal vesicle
iRGD Internal arginylglycylaspartic acid
KLK Kallikrein
LSE Late sorting endosome
mCRPC Metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer
MET Mesenchymal–epithelial transition
mRNA Messenger RNA
MHC-II Major histocompatibility complex class II
MVB Multivesicular body
ncRNA Noncoding RNA
NTA Nanoparticle tracking analysis
PCA3 Prostate cancer antigen 3
PCPT Prostate cancer prevention trial
PSA Prostate-specific antigen
PSMA Prostate-specific membrane antigen
RCC Renal cell carcinoma
RNA Ribonucleic acid
SEC Size-exclusion chromatography
siRNA Small interfering RNA
TMPRSS2:ERG Transmembrane protease serine 2:ETS (erythroblast transformation-specific)-related gene
UC Ultracentrifugation