| ADT | androgen deprivation therapy |
| Con A | concanavalin A |
| CRPC | castration-resistant prostate cancer |
| DEX | dexamethasone |
| DMSO | dimethyl sulfoxide |
| ELISA | enzyme-linked immuno-sorbent assay |
| ER | Euodia ruticarpa |
| ERF1-F6 | ER SDEO fraction 1–6 |
| GC-MS | gas chromatography–mass spectrometry |
| IL | interleukin |
| LPS | lipopolysaccharide |
| MCM | macrophage-conditioned medium |
| MTT | 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide |
| SCM | splenocyte-conditioned medium |
| SDEO | steam distilled essential oil |
| Th1 | T helper type 1 lymphocyte |
| Th2 | T helper type 2 lymphocyte |
| TNF | tumor necrosis factor |