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. 2024 Mar 25;14(7):1000. doi: 10.3390/ani14071000
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