| C. acnes | Cutibacterium acnes |
| TEWL | Transepidermal water loss |
| PSUs | Pilosebaceous units |
| AR | Androgen receptor |
| DHT | Dihydrotestosterone |
| ACSL | Acyl-CoA synthetase |
| IGF-1 | Insulin-like growth factor-1 |
| PPAR | Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor |
| RXR | Retinoid X receptor |
| PPARγ | Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma |
| SCD1 | Stearoyl-CoA desaturase 1 |
| RARs | Retinoic acid receptors |
| Hh | Hedgehog |
| TLR | Toll-like receptor |
| AhR | Aryl hydrocarbon receptor |
| MC5R | Melanocortin receptor 5 |
| HIF-1α | Hypoxia-inducible factor 1 alpha |
| CRH | Corticotrophin-releasing hormone |
| α-MSH | α-Melanocyte-stimulating hormone |
| ACTH | Adrenocotricotropic hormone |
| 9cisRA | 9-cis retinoic acid, LTB leukotriene |
| AA | Arachidonic acid |
| LA | Linoleic acid |
| GH | Growth hormone |
| NY | Neuropeptide Y |
| PG | Prostaglandin |
| ER | Estrogen receptor |
| LOX | Lipoxygenase |
| LTA4 | Hydrolase leukotriene A4 hydrolase |
| 13cisRA | 13-cis-Retinoic Acid |
| atRA | all-trans-Retinoic Acid |
| LXR | Liver X Receptor |
| 15-HETE | 15-Hydroxyeicosatetraenoic Acid |
| COX | Cyclooxygenase |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| LEP | Leptin |
| 3D-SeboSkin | 3D sebaceous skin model |
| SRD5A1/2 | Steroid 5-alpha-reductase type 1/2 |
| AREs | Androgen response elements |
| PPRE | PPAR response element |
| CD36 | Cluster of differentiation 36 |
| PLIN2 | Perilipin-2 |
| mTORC1 | Mechanistic target of rapamycin complex 1 |
| PI3K | Phosphoinositide 3-kinase |
| Akt | Ak strain transforming |
| S6K | Ribosomal protein S6 kinase |
| TCF/LEF | T-cell factor/lymphoid enhancer factor |
| MyD88 | Myeloid differentiation primary response 88 |
| NF-κB | Nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells |
| IL-1β | Interleukin-1 beta |
| HDAC | Histone deacetylase |
| IL-33 | Interleukin-33 |