| TCM | Traditional Chinese Medicine | IL-13 | interleukin-13 |
| TEWL | transepidermal water loss | TCS | topical corticosteroids |
| TJs | tight junctions | TCI | calcineurin inhibitors |
| TLR | toll-like receptor | pDCs | plasmacytoid dendritic cells |
| NMFs | natural moisturizing factors | IFN | interferon |
| SC | stratum corneum | mDCs | myeloid dendritic cells |
| UV | ultraviolet | IL-17 | interleukin-17 |
| KLK | kallikrein-related peptidase | IL-1 | interleukin-1 |
| SG | stratum granulosum | IL-6 | interleukin-6 |
| AMPs | antimicrobial peptides | CXCL1 | chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand 1 |
| hBDs | human beta-defensins | CCL20 | chemokine ligand 20 |
| LCs | langerhans cells | PASI | Psoriasis Area and Severity Index |
| DCs | dermal dendritic cells | TH2 | T helper cell 2 |
| IL-7 | interleukin-7 | TH17 | T helper cell 17 |
| IL-15 | interleukin-15 | TH9 | T helper cell 9 |
| TGF-β | transforming growth factor b | TNF-α | tumor necrosis factor-α |
| IL-34 | interleukin-34 | TNCB | 2,4,6-trinitrochlorobenzene |
| PAMPs | pathogen-associated molecular patterns | DNCB | 1-Chloro-2,4-dinitrobenzene |
| DAMPs | damage-associated molecular patterns | CK2α | casein kinase 2 |
| NF-κB | nuclear factor kappa-B | GSH | glutathione, reduced |
| AD | atopic dermatitis | BALB/c | laboratory-bred strain |
| TSLP | thymic stromal lymphopoietin | IVL | involucrin |
| IgE | immunoglobulin E | AQP3 | aquaporin 3 |
| IL-4 | interleukin-4 | ATP | adenosine triphosphate |
| ELISA | enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay | COX-7 | cyclooxygenase-7 |
| HaCaT | human keratinocyte cells | COX-2 | cyclooxygenase-2 |
| UVB | ultraviolet B | GAL | galangin |
| SOD | superoxide dismutase | GST | glutathione S-transferase |
| FLG | filaggrin | GR | glutathione reductase |
| Cldn-1 | claudin-1 | LPS | lipopolysaccharides |
| NHDF | human dermal fibroblasts | GL | glycyrrhizic acid |
| AP-1 | activator protein-1 | MCP-1 | monocyte chemotactic protein-1 |
| HO-1 | heme oxygenase-1-IN-1 | TLR | toll-like receptors |
| NQO-1 | NAD (P)H quinone dehydrogenase 1 | SOCS1 | suppressor of cytokine signaling 1 |
| iNOS | inducible nitric oxide sythase | PCR | polymerase chain reaction |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species | SPINK5 | serine protease inhibitor Kazal type-5 |
| IL-1β | interleukin-1β | KLK7 | kallikrein-related peptidase 7 |
| IMQ | imiquimod | LBP | lycium barbarum polysaccharide |
| CAT | catalase | APS | astragalus polysaccharide |
| GSH | glutathione, reduced | AP | aloe polysaccharide |
| Vit-C | vitamin C | FCM | flow cytometry |
| ICAM-1 | intercellular cell adhesion molecule-1 | Bcl-2 | B-cell lymphoma-2 |
| IFN-γ | interferon-γ | GSTP1 | glutathione S-transferase Pi |
| TACR1 | tachykinin receptor 1 | UA | ursolic acid |
| UVA | ultraviolet A | SREBP-1 | sterol regulatory element-binding protein-1 |
| PKCδ | protein kinase C-δ | RANTES | recombinant human C-C motif chemokine 5 |
| CD177 | CD177 Molecule | IP-10 | recombinant human C-X-C motif chemokine 10 |
| MDC | monodansylcadaverine | MIP-3a | macrophage Inflammatory Protein-3 |
| NFAT | nuclear factor of activated T cells | PI3K | phosphatidylin-ositol-3-kinase |
| PMA | phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate | SIRT1 | silent information regulator family protein 1 |
| GSO | ginseng oligosaccharide | HBD-2 | human β-defensin-2 |
| KLK5 | kallikrein-related peptidase 5 | SCORAD | SCORing Atopic Dermatitis |
| DSG1 | desmoglein 1 | INM-A | Indigo Naturalis |
| NFG | nerve growth factor | PCNA | proliferating cell nuclear antigen |
| MTT | thiazolyl blue | TUNEL | terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated dUTP nick labeling |
| PI | propidium iodide | PGC-1α | peroxisome proliferators-activated receptor γ coactivator lalpha |
| Bax | BCL2-associated X | OXPHOS | oxidative phosphorylation |
| GCLC | glutamate cysteine ligase catalysis | Ki-67 | large (395 kDa) nuclear protein |
| NFG | nerve growth factor | ITK | interleukin-2-inducible T-cell kinase |
| ONA | oleanolic acid | CD4(+) | cluster of differentiation 4 receptors |
| TARC | thymic and activating regulatory chemokine | MCP-1 | monocyte chemotactic protein-1 |