| AA | African American | 
| ALAN | artificial light at night | 
| AMPK | AMP-activated protein kinase | 
| AR | androgen receptor | 
| ARE | androgen response element | 
| BMAL1 | brain and Muscle ARNT-Like | 
| c-Myc | cellular Myc | 
| cAMP | cyclic adenosine monophosphate | 
| CCGs | clock-controlled genes | 
| CLOCK | circadian Locomotor Output Cycles Kaput | 
| CLU | Clusterin | 
| CNS | central nervous system | 
| CRD | circadian rhythm disruptions | 
| CRY | Cryptochrome | 
| CSNK1E | casein kinase 1 isoform epsilon | 
| GLUT/SLC2A | facilitative glucose transporters | 
| GR | glucocorticoid receptor | 
| HFD | high fat diet | 
| HPA | hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal | 
| IGF | insulin growth factor | 
| LEDGF/p75 | lens epithelium-derived growth factor p75 | 
| mCRPC | metastatic castration resistant prostate cancer | 
| Mdm2 | mouse double minute 2 homolog | 
| MT | Melatonin | 
| MT1/2 | melatonin receptor ½ | 
| NPAS2 | neuronal PAS domain protein 2 | 
| PCa | prostate cancer | 
| PER | Period | 
| PI3K | phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase | 
| PPAR | peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors | 
| PSA | prostate specific antigen | 
| REV-ERBα (NR1D1) | nuclear receptor subfamily 1 group D member 1 | 
| RMR | resting metabolic rate | 
| RORE | retinoid-related orphan receptors response elements | 
| RORα | retinoid-related orphan receptor alpha | 
| SCN | suprachiasmatic nucleus | 
| SGK1 | serum and glucocorticoid-regulated kinase 1 | 
| SIRT1 | Sirtuin 1 | 
| Trp53 | tumor protein p53 | 
| TTFLs | transcriptional-translational feedback loops | 
| 6-STM | 6-sulfaxoymelatonin |