| RDA | Recommended Dietary Allowance |
| 25D | 25-hydroxyvitamin D |
| 1,25D | 1,25 dihydroxyvitamin D |
| VDRm/n | Membrane or nuclear vitamin D receptor |
| CYP27B1 | ytochrome P450C1α |
| CYP24 | Cytochrome P450C24 |
| RXR | Retinoid-X-Receptor |
| PLA2 | Phospholipase A2 |
| PI3K | Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase |
| MAP kinase | Mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| PKC | Protein kinase C |
| MARRS | Membrane-associated rapid response steroid |
| GRP58 | Glucose responsive protein, 58 kDa |
| ERp57 and ERp60 | Endoplasmic reticulum protein 57/60 |
| Pdia3 | Protein Disulfide Isomerase Family A, Member 3 |
| RNAi | RNA interference |
| Akt | Protein kinase B |
| shRNA | Short hairpin RNA |
| ERK | Extracellular signal Regulated protein Kinase |
| JNK | c-Jun N-terminal Kinase |
| TRPV6 | Transient receptor potential cation channel, subfamily V, member 6 |
| MKK | MAP kinase ERK kinase |
| PMA | Phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate |
| VSE | vitamin D stimulatory element |
| IL | Interleukin |
| IKK | I-κB kinase |
| Th | T-helper |
| NFAT | Nuclear factor of activated T cells |
| RunX | Runt-related transcription factor |
| AP1 | Activator protein 1 |
| IFN | Interferon |
| HCV | Hepatitis C virus |
| IFI27L | Interferon, Alpha-Inducible Protein 27 like |
| IFI44L | Interferon-Induced Protein 44-Like |
| ISG15 | Interferon-Stimulated Protein, 15 KDa |
| OAS | 2′-5′-Oligoadenylate Synthetase |
| RSAD2 | Radical S-Adenosyl Methionine Domain Containing 2 |
| AMPK | AMP-activated protein kinase |
| TLR | Toll-like receptor |
| DEFB4 | Human β-defensin 2 |
| TNF | Tumour necrosis factor |