AA	arachidonic acid
AhR	aryl hydrocarbon receptor
AKT	protein kinase B
AP	activator protein
ATF	activating transcription factor
c-Jun	protein encoded by the JUN gene
CO2	carbon dioxide
CoA	coenzyme A
COX	cyclo-oxygenase
DNA	deoxyribonucleic acid
E2	estradiol
E2F1	transcription factor encoded by the E2F1 gene
ERK-1	extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1
ESR 1	estrogen receptor 1
FOS	protein family of transcription factors
FoxP3+	regulatory T (Treg) cells
FPP	farnesylpyrophosphate
GGPP	geranylgeranylpyrophosphate
GM-CSF	granulocyte macrophage colony-stimulating factor
GnRH	gonadotropin-releasing hormone
H2O2	hydrogen peroxide
HES	human endometrial stromal cells
HIF-1	hypoxia-inducible factor 1α
HMGCR	3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase
IL	interleukin
IL-1β	interleukin 1β
JNK	c-Jun N-terminal kinases
LPS	lipopolysaccharide
LTB4	leukotriene B4
MAF	transcription factor
MAPK	mitogen-activated protein kinase
MAPK1/3; ERK1/2	mitogen-activated protein kinase 1/3
MAPK14	mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 14
MCP-1	monocyte chemoattractant protein 1
MIF	macrophage inhibitory factor
MMP	metalloproteinase
mRNA	messenger ribonucleic acid
NAD	nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide
NFAT	nuclear factor of activated T-cells
NF-kB	nuclear factor-kB
NO	nitric oxide
O2	oxygen
PG	prostaglandin
PGE2	prostaglandin G2
PPAR	peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors
PGF2α	prostaglandin F2α
PGG2	prostaglandin G2
PGH2	prostaglandin H2
PGI2	prostaglandin I2
RPS6KB2	ribosomal protein S6 kinase beta-2
RT-PCR	reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction
SIRT1	sirtuin 1
STATs	signal transducer and activator of transcription protein family
STAT3	signal transducer and activator of transcription 3
Th17	lymphocytes T helper 17
TNF-α	tumor necrosis factor
TRAIL	TNF-α-related-apoptosis-inducing ligand
UV	ultraviolet
VEGF	vascular endothelial growth factor
VEGFC	vascular endothelial growth factor C
VEGFR	vascular endothelial growth factor receptor
AA	arachidonic acid
AhR	aryl hydrocarbon receptor
AKT	protein kinase B