8OHdG	8-hydroxydeoxy-guanosine
AA	African American
AS	active surveillance
ASAP	atypical small acinar proliferation
BID	twice a day
EGC	(−)-epigallocatechin
EGCG	(−)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate
GTC(s)	green tea catechin(s)
HDAC	histone deacetylase
HGF	hepatocyte growth factor
HGPIN	high-grade prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia
IGF-1	insulin-like growth factor 1
IGFBP-3	insulin-like growth factor binding protein 3
IL-6	interleukin 6
MMP	matrix metalloproteinase
NF-ĸB	nuclear factor kappa b
PCa	prostate cancer
Poly E	polyphenon E®
PSA	prostate specific antigen
RP	radical prostatectomy
SCFA(s)	short-chain fatty acid(s)
SD	standard deviation
TID	three times a day
TNF-α	tumor necrosis factor alpha
TRAMP	transgenic adenocarcinoma of the mouse prostate
VEGF	vascular endothelial growth factor