AD	Atopic dermatitis
AMPs	Antimicrobial peptides
CARD	Caspase recruitment domain
CCL	C-C motif chemokine ligand
CCR	C-C motif chemokine receptor
CLDN1	Claudin-1
CE	Cornified envelope
CXCL	C-X-C motif chemokine ligand
DCs	Dendritic cells
EDC	Epidermal differentiation complex
ERK	Extracellular signal-regulated kinase
FcεRI	High affinity IgE receptor
FFA	Free fatty acid
FLG	Filaggrin gene
Foxp3	Forkhead box P3
GATA-3	GATA-binding protein 3
GWAS	Genome-wide association study
hBD	Human β-defensin
HRH4	Histamine receptor H4
IDECs	Inflammatory dendritic epidermal cells
IFNG	IFN-γ gene
ILCs	Innate lymphoid cells
IL18RA P	Interleukin 18 receptor accessory protein
JAK	Janus kinase
JNK	c-Jun N-terminal kinase
LCs	Langerhans cells
LEKTI	Lymphoepithelial Kazal-type trypsin inhibitor
mAb	Monoclonal antibodies
miR	MicroRNA
MMP	Matrix metalloproteinase
NALP	NACHT, LRR and PYD domain-containing protein
NF-κB	Nuclear factor κ-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells
NOD	Nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain receptors
PAR2	Protease-activated type 2 receptor
PDE4	Phosphodiesterase 4
RANTES	Regulated on activation, normal T cell expressed and secreted
SC	Stratum corneum
SNP	Single nucleotide polymorphism
SP	Serine protease
STAT	Signal transducer and activator of transcription
Th	T helper
TLR	Toll-like receptor
TMEM79	Transmembrane protein 79
Treg	Regulatory T cell
TSLP	Thymic stromal lymphopoietin
SPINK5	Serine protease inhibitor Kazal-type 5
SPRR3	Small proline-rich protein 3