| β-DEF | β-defenin |
| CCL | CC chemokine ligands |
| CXCL | chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand |
| CLA | cutaneous lymphocyte antigen |
| DCs | dendritic cells |
| EGF | epidermal growth factor |
| ELAM-1 | endothelial leukocyte adhesion molecule-1 |
| GWAS | genetic-wide association studies |
| HBEGF | heparin-binding EGF-like growth factor |
| HLA | Human leukocyte antigen |
| ICAM-1 | intercellular adhesion molecule-1 |
| IFN | interferon |
| IL | interleukin |
| ILC | innate lymphoid cells |
| iNOS | intracellular nitric oxide synthase |
| KCs | keratinocytes |
| mDC | myeloid Dendritic Cell |
| MMPs | matrix metalloproteinases |
| NKT | natural Killer T cell |
| NO | nitric oxide |
| pDC | plasmacytoid Dendritic Cells |
| STAT | signal transducer and activator of transcription |
| TLR | toll-like receptor |
| TNF | tumor necrosis factor |
| TSLP | thymic stromal lymphopoietin |
| VCAM-1 | vascular cell adhesion protein 1 |
| VEGF | vascular endothelial growth factor |