| ABCA1 | ATP-binding cassette transporter A1 |
| ABCG1 | ATP-binding cassette transporter G |
| ACLY | ATP citrate lyase |
| AMPK | AMP-activated protein kinase |
| AR | Androgen receptor |
| ARE | Androgen responsive element |
| BCR | Biochemical recurrence |
| BPH | Benign prostatic hyperplasia |
| COPII | Coatomer II |
| CRPC | Castrate-resistant prostate cancer |
| DHT | Dihydrotestosterone |
| EGFR | Epidermal growth factor receptor |
| ERK | Extracellular signal-regulated kinase |
| FA | Fatty acid |
| FDG-PET | Fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography |
| FPP | Farnesyl diphosphate |
| GGPP | Geranyl-geranyl-pyrophosphate |
| GSK3 | Glycogen synthase kinase 3 |
| HDL | High-density lipoprotein |
| HMG-CoA | 3-hydroxy-3methylglutaryl-CoA |
| INSIG | Insulin-induced gene |
| ICMT | Isoprenylcysteine carboxyl methyltransferase |
| LDL | Low-density lipoprotein |
| LDLR | Low-density lipoprotein receptor |
| LRP8 | Lipoprotein receptor-related proteins 8 |
| LXR | Liver X receptor |
| MAPK | Mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| mTOR | Mechanistic target of rapamycin |
| PC | Prostate cancer |
| PSA | Prostate-specific antigen |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| S1P | Site-1 protease |
| S2P | Site-2 protease |
| SCAP | SREBP cleavage-activating protein |
| SHBG | Sex hormone-binding globulin |
| SQLE | Squalene monooxygenase |
| SR-B1 | Scavenger receptor class B member 1 |
| SRE | Sterol response element |
| SREBP2 | Sterol regulatory element–binding protein-2 |