| MPTP | 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine |
| E2 | 17β-estradiol |
| G1 | A synthetic and selective GPER agonist |
| ATF-4 | Activating transcription factor 4 |
| AMPK | Adenosine 5′-monophosphate-activated protein kinase |
| ATP | Adenosine triphosphate |
| Akt | Akt strain transforming protein/protein kinase B |
| ABCG2 | ATP binding cassette subfamily G member 2 |
| AMF | Autocrine Motility Factor |
| Bcl-2 | B-cell lymphoma 2 |
| BPA | Bisphenol A |
| CHOP | C/EBP Homologous Protein |
| CREB | cAMP response element binding protein |
| CAFs | Carcinoma-associated fibroblast |
| c-FOS | Cellular oncogene |
| CC | Cervical Cancer |
| CTGF | Connective Tissue Growth Factor |
| cAMP | Cyclic adenosine monophosphate |
| CDKN2A | Cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 2A |
| CYP19A1 | Cytochrome P450 Family 19 Subfamily A Member 1 |
| DGK | Diacylglycerol Kinase |
| DIO | Diet-induced obese |
| DOX | Doxorubicin |
| EGR-1 | Early growth response protein 1 |
| EDCs | Endocrine disruptors |
| eNOS | Endothelial nitric oxide synthase |
| EGFR | Epidermal growth factor receptor |
| ERα | Estrogen receptor α |
| ERβ | Estrogen receptor β |
| ECM | Extracellular Matrix |
| ERK | Extracellular signal-Regulated Kinase |
| FASN | Fatty acid synthase |
| FGF21 | Fibroblast growth factor 21 |
| FAK | Focal adhesion kinase |
| FSHR | Follicle Stimulating Hormone |
| GPER | G-protein-coupled estrogen receptor |
| GC | Gastric cancer |
| GDM | Gestational diabetes mellitus |
| GK | Glucokinase |
| GRP78 | Glucose regulated protein-78 |
| GLUT-2 | Glucose transporter 2 |
| HOTAIR | HOX antisense intergenic RNA |
| HLA | Human Leukocyte Antigen |
| HPV | Human papillomavirus |
| OHT | Hydroxytamoxifen |
| HIF-1 α | Hypoxia-inducible factor 1-alpha |
| LH/FSH | Luteinizing hormone/ follicle stimulating hormone |
| LSD1 | Lysine Specific Demethylase 1 |
| mTOR | Mammalian target of rapamycin |
| MMPs | Matrix Metalloproteinases |
| MEK, | Mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase |
| miRNA | Micro Ribonucleic Acid, microRNAs |
| MAPK | Mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| MEHP | Mono-2- Ethylhexyl phthalate |
| NHERF1 | Na+/H+ exchanger regulatory factor 1 |
| Notch 1 | Neurogenic locus notch homolog protein 1 |
| NOS | Nitric oxide synthase |
| NO | Nitric oxide |
| NSCLC | Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer |
| STX | Novel tamoxifen analogue |
| Nrf-2 | Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 |
| NF-κB | Nuclear Factor kappa- B |
| PDX1 | Pancreatic and duodenal homeobox 1 |
| PIT | Pancreatic islet transplant |
| TAZ | PDZ-binding domain |
| PLC | Phospholipase C |
| PI3K | Phosphatidyl inositol 3-kinase |
| PERK | PKR-like endoplasmic reticulum kinase |
| PKA | Protein kinase A |
| QKI | Quaking homolog/KH domain RNA binding |
| RAF | Rapidly Accelerated Fibrosarcoma |
| RhoA | Ras homolog family member A |
| RAS, | Rat sarcoma |
| ROCK | Rho-associated protein kinase |
| RUNX1 | Runt-related transcription factor 1 |
| STAT3 | Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 |
| SNP | Single-Nucleotide Polymorphism |
| SRC | SRC Proto-Oncogene |
| Smad | Suppressor of mother against decapentaplegi |
| TGCC | Testicular germ cell cancer |
| TET1 | Tetmethylcytosine dioxygenase 1 |
| TC | Thyroid cancer |
| TCF7L2 | Transcription factor 7-like 2 |
| TG | Triglyceride |
| TNBC | Triple-negative breast cancer |
| T1D | Type 1 Diabetic |
| T2DM | Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus |
| VEGF-A | Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A |
| VEGF | Vascular endothelial growth factor |
| β-cat | β-catenin |