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. 2024 Feb 15;17:1057–1082. doi: 10.2147/JIR.S441100

Table 4.

Abbreviations

Abbreviation Full Name
AD Atopic dermatitis
AhR Aryl-hydrocarbon receptor
AMP Antimicrobial peptides
AMPS Antimicrobial peptides
APCs Antigen-presenting cells
C. albicans Candida albicans
CAP18 Cathelicidin antimicrobial peptide 18
CGRP Calcitonin gene-related peptide
CLFA Clumping factors A
CLFB Clumping factors B
CLR C-type lectin receptor
CONS Coagulase-negative staphylococci
cPLA2 Cytosolic PLA2
CRISPR/Cas CRISPR-associated proteins system
CXCL8 C-X-C motif ligand 8
DC Dendritic cell
DCs Dendritic cells
DD Diaper Dermatitis
DF Dandruff
ESAT-6 Early secretory antigenic 6
FDP Filaggrin degradation products
FFA Free fatty acid
FNBP Fibronectin binding protein
HBD Humanβ- defensin
HBD-2 Humanβ-defensin 2
HBD-3 Humanβ-defensin 3
HLA Human leukocyte antigen
HSP70 heat shock protein 70
IFN-γ Interferon-gamma
IL Interleukin
IL-23 Interleukin-23
iNOS Inducible nitric oxide synthase
irak4 Interleukin-1 receptor-associated kinase 4 
ISDA Iron-regulated surface determinant protein A
ISDs Inflammatory skin diseases
KC Keratinocytes
LPC Lysophosphatidylcholines
LTA Lipoteichoic acid
MF Malassezia folliculitis
M. globosa Malassezia. globosa
M. furfur Malassezia. furfur
M. restricta Malassezia. restricta
M. sympodialis Malassezia. sympodialis
MMP-9 Matrix metallo proteinase-9
MPAKs Mitogen-activated protein kinase
MyD88 Myeloid differentiation primary response 88
NFAT Activated T cells
NF-κB Nuclear factor κ B
NOD Nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain
OMN Omiganan
P. acnes Propionibacterium acnes
PLA2 Phospholipase A2
PSM-γ Phenol solubility regulating protein-γ
PSM-δ Phenol solubility regulating protein-δ
Roxp Radical oxygenase
RT2 Ribotype 2
RT4 Ribotype 4
RT5 Ribotype 5
SAgs Staphylococcus aureus superantigens
S. aureus Staphylococcus aureus
SCFAs Short-chain fatty acids
SD Seborrheic dermatitis
SE Staphylococcal enterotoxins
SEA Staphylococcal enterotoxin A
SEB Staphylococcal enterotoxin B
SEC Staphylococcal enterotoxin C
SPL Sphingolipids
S. Alvi Snodgrassella alvi
S. Epidermidis Staphylococcus epidermidis
TARC Thymus and activation of cytokines
TRAF6 TNFR-associated factor 6
TEWL Transepidermal water loss
TGF-β Transforming growth factor-beta
TLR Toll-like receptor
TNF Tumor necrosis factor
TSLP Thymic stromal lymphopoietin
TSST Toxic shock syndrome toxin