| ACD | anthocyanidin |
| ACN | anthocyanin |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| HPLC | High-performance liquid chromatography |
| STAT-3 | Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 |
| CatL | cathepsin L |
| ER-α | Estrogen receptor-alpha |
| CDK | Cyclin-dependent kinase |
| PrEC | Normal prostate epithelial cells |
| Bcl-2 | B-cell lymphoma 2 |
| PSA | Prostate-specific antigen |
| NF-κB | nuclear factor kappa B |
| MMP-9 | Matrix metallopeptidase 9 |
| DU14 | Androgen-sensitive prostate cancer |
| LnCap | Androgen-independent prostate cancer |
| CRPC | castrate-resistant prostate cancer |
| BPH-1 | Epithelial cells of benign prostatic hypertrophy |
| LNCaP | Androgen-dependent tumoral prostatic cells |
| DU145 | Androgen-resistant tumoral prostatic cells |
| AIF | Apoptosis-inducing factor |
| C3G | Cyanidin 3-O-glucoside |
| PGG | petunidin 3-O-[6-O-(4-O-(trans-p-coumaroyl)-α-l-rhamnopyranosyl)-β-d- glucopyranoside]-5-O-[β-d-glucopyranoside] |
| MMP | matrix metalloproteinase |
| PC | prostate cancer |
| pSTAT3 | phosphorylated-Signal transducer and activator of transcription-3 |