| SOD | Superoxide dismutase |
| 1,25(OH)2D3 | 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 |
| 11c-RAL | 11-cis-retinal; ADHs, alcohol dehydrogenases |
| ADHs | Alcohol dehydrogenases |
| ALDHs | Aldehyde dehydrogenases |
| APCs | Antigen-presenting cells |
| ATRA | All-trans retinoic acid |
| BCO1 | β,β-carotene-15,15-dioxygenase |
| CRABPs | Cellular retinoic acid-binding proteins |
| CRALBP | Cellular retinaldehyde-binding protein |
| CRBP | Intracellular retinol-binding protein |
| CRBP1 | Cellular retinol-binding protein 1 |
| CRBP2 | Cellular retinol-binding protein 2 |
| DBP | Vitamin D-binding protein |
| DNA | Deoxyribonucleic acid |
| E2 | Estradiol |
| ER | Endoplasmic reticulum |
| GSH | Glutathione |
| Ig | Immunoglobulin |
| ILCs | Innate lymphoid cells |
| IRFs | Interferon Regulatory Factors |
| LDL | Low-density lipoprotein |
| LRAT | Lecithin:retinol acyltransferase |
| NADPH | Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate |
| Pitx2 i | RA/RAR-regulated transcription factor |
| RA | All-trans-retinoic acid |
| RAL | All-trans-retinaldehyde |
| RALDHs | Retinaldehyde dehydrogenases |
| RAR | Retinoic acid receptors |
| RBP | Serum retinol-binding protein |
| REHs | Retinyl ester hydrolases |
| REs | Retinyl esters |
| RESs | Retinyl esterases |
| ROL | All-trans-retinol |
| RPE | Retinal pigment epithelium |
| RPE65 | Retinoid isomerase |
| RXR | Retinoid X receptors |
| SCARB1 | Scavenger receptor class B, type I |
| SDRs | Short-chain dehydrogenases/reductases |
| STRA6 | Retinoic acid 6 |
| Th | T helper cells |
| Treg | regulatory T cells |
| TTR | Transthyretin |
| VDR | Vitamin D receptor |
| VDRE | Vitamin D response element |
| VLDL | Very low-density lipoprotein |
| βC | β,β-carotene |