| AMP | antimicrobial peptide |
| APC | antigen-presenting cell |
| CD | cluster of differentiation |
| CD8+ TRM | tissue-resident memory T cell |
| CMC | carboxymethyl cellulose |
| CQA | critical quality attribute |
| CRISPR | clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats |
| DC | dendritic cell |
| DEJ | dermal-epidermal junction |
| DFK | difelikefalin |
| DLQI | Dermatology Life Quality Index |
| DMN | dissolving microneedle |
| EV | extracellular vesicle |
| EVP | extracellular vesicle-like particle |
| FDA | Food and Drug Administration |
| FOXP3 | forkhead box P3 |
| GelMA | gelatin methacryloyl |
| GLP | Good Laboratory Practice |
| HA | hyaluronic acid |
| HAMA | methacrylated hyaluronic acid |
| HFMN | hydrogel-forming microneedle |
| IL | interleukin |
| IL-17RA | IL-17 receptor A |
| IMQ | imiquimod |
| JAK | Janus kinase |
| LNP | lipid nanoparticle |
| MMP | matrix metalloproteinase |
| MN | microneedle |
| MSN | mesoporous silica nanoparticle |
| MTX | methotrexate |
| NLC | nanostructured lipid carrier |
| NK | natural killer |
| PASI | Psoriasis Area and Severity Index |
| PCSK9 | proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 |
| PDT | photodynamic therapy |
| PEGDA | poly(ethylene glycol) diacrylate |
| PGA | Physician Global Assessment |
| PMVE/MA | poly(methyl vinyl ether-co-maleic anhydride) |
| PRO | patient-reported outcome |
| PVA | polyvinyl alcohol |
| PVP | polyvinylpyrrolidone |
| QbD | quality by design |
| RORγt | RAR-related orphan receptor gamma t |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| siRNA | small interfering RNA |
| SLN | solid lipid nanoparticle |
| STAT3 | signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 |
| TAC | tacrolimus |
| tDC | tolerogenic dendritic cell |
| Th17 | T helper 17 |
| TNF | tumor necrosis factor |
| Treg | regulatory T cell |
| TSDR | Treg-specific demethylated region |
| TSPBA | thioketal-containing phenylboronic acid-based crosslinker |
| TYK2 | tyrosine kinase 2 |