| Akt | v-Akt murine thymoma viral oncogene (protein kinase B) |
| ANOVA | Analysis of variance |
| AR | Androgen receptor |
| CD31 | Cluster of differentiation 31 |
| DMSO | Dimethyl sulfoxide |
| DNA | Deoxyribonucleic acid |
| DU145 | Human prostate cancer cell line |
| Ctrl-Diet | Control Diet |
| ELISA | Enzyme-linked immunosorbent Assay |
| ETS2 | ETS proto-oncogene 2, transcription factor |
| GAPDH | Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase |
| +/f | Pten gene flanked by two loxP sites in one allele |
| Gnetin C70-Diet | Gnetin C high dose diet (70 mg/kg) |
| Gnetin C35-Diet | Gnetin C low dose diet (35 mg/kg) |
| H&E | Hematoxylin and eosin |
| Hsp70 | Heat shock protein 70 |
| IACUC | Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee |
| IHC | Immunohistochemistry |
| IL-1β | Interleukin 1 beta |
| IL-2 | Interleukin 2 |
| IL-6 | Interleukin 6 |
| kCal | Kilocalorie |
| Ki67 | Cellular protein marker of proliferation |
| LIU | Long Island University |
| LNCaP | Human prostate cancer cell line |
| MSE | Melinjo seed extract |
| mRNA | Messenger RNA |
| MTA1 | Metastasis-associated protein 1 |
| Notch2 | Transmembrane protein |
| NS | Nonsignificant |
| NuRD | Nucleosome remodeling and deacetylase complex |
| p-Akt | Phosphorylated Akt |
| p-AktS473 | Phosphorylation of serine 473 in C-terminus of Akt |
| Pb-Cre+ | Probasin promoter directing expression of epithelial Cre recombinase |
| PC3 | Human prostate cancer cell line |
| PC3M | Human prostate cancer cell line |
| PCR | Polymerase chain reaction |
| PIN | Prostate intraepithelial neoplasia |
| PTEN | Phosphatase and tensin homolog |
| Pten +/f | Pten heterozygous mice |
| Pter | Pterostilbene |
| Pter70-Diet | Pterostilbene 70 mg/kg diet |
| PVDF | Polyvinylidene fluoride |
| qRT-PCR | Quantitative reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction |
| RNA | Ribonucleic acid |
| RPMI-1640 | Roswell Park Memorial Institute 1640 cell culture media |
| RWPE-1 | Immortalized human prostatic epithelial cell line |
| 22Rv1 | Human prostate cancer cell line |
| R26 | Rosa26 loci in the mouse genome |
| SD | Standard deviation |
| SEM | Standard error of mean |
| SMA | Smooth muscle actin |
| TNFα | Tumor necrosis factor alpha |
| UGS | Urogenital system |