| ABC | ATP-binding cassette |
| AD | atopic dermatitis |
| AHR | aryl hydrocarbon receptor |
| AHRR | AHR repressor |
| ARNT | aryl hydrocarbon receptor nuclear translocator |
| ARTN | artemin |
| BaP | benzo(a)pyrene |
| Bcl-2 | B-cell lymphoma 2 |
| Bcl-xL | B-cell lymphoma-extra large |
| CAR | constitutive androstane receptor |
| CBP | CREB-binding protein |
| CCR7 | C-C chemokine receptor 7 |
| CDC | cell division cycle protein homolog |
| CER | ceramide |
| CREB | cAMP response element-binding protein |
| COX2 | cyclooxygenase 2 |
| CYP | cytochrome P450 |
| DAMP | damage-associated molecular pattern |
| DDT | dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane |
| DEP | diesel exhaust particle |
| DEPH | di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate |
| DMBA | 7,12-dimethylbenz[a]anthracene |
| FA | fatty acid |
| FICZ | 6-formylindolo[3,2-b] carbazole |
| FLG | filaggrin |
| FXR | farnesyl X receptor |
| GM-CSF | granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor |
| GST | glutathione S-transferase |
| HEE | human epidermal equivalent |
| HMGB1 | high mobility group box 1 |
| HNRN | hornerin |
| Hsp90 | heat shock protein 90 |
| 8-OHdG | 8-hydroxydesoxyguanosine |
| IFN | interferon |
| IL | interleukin |
| ITE | 2-(1′H-indole-3′-carbonyl)-thiazole-4-carboxylic acid methyl ester |
| iNOS | inducible nitric oxide synthase |
| IV | ichthyosis vulgaris |
| IVL | involucrin |
| KC | keratinocyte |
| KRT | keratin |
| LC | Langerhans cell |
| LCE | late cornified envelop |
| LPS | lipopolysaccharide |
| LOR | loricrin |
| LXR | liver X receptor |
| MDR | multidrug resistance protein |
| MRP | multi resistance-related protein |
| NADPH | nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate |
| NCoR/SMRT | nuclear receptor co-repressor |
| NF-B | nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B-cells |
| NHR | nuclear hormone receptor |
| NMF | natural moisturizing factor |
| NOx | nitrogen oxides |
| NQO1 NADPH | quinone oxidoreductase 1 |
| NRF2 | nuclear factor (erythroid-derived 2)-like 2 |
| O3 | ozone |
| OR | odds ratio |
| PAH | polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon |
| PCB | polychlorinated biphenyl |
| PG | prostaglandin |
| PPAR | peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor |
| PUFA | polyunsaturated fatty acid |
| PXR | pregnane X receptor |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| RXR | retinoid X receptor |
| SNP | single-nucleotide polymorphism |
| STAT | signal transducer and activator of transcription |
| SOCS | suppressor of cytokine signaling |
| SREB1c | sterol regulatory element binding protein 1c |
| SRC-1 | steroid receptor coactivator-1 |
| SULT | sulfotransferase |
| SUMO | small ubiquitin-like modifier |
| TCDD | 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin |
| TEWL | transepidermal water loss |
| TLR | toll-like receptor |
| TNF- | tumor necrosis factor |
| Treg | regulatory T cell |
| TSLP | thymic stromal lymphopoietin |
| UGT | uridine 5′-diphospho-glucuronosyltransferase |
| XAP-2 | HBV X-associated protein 2 |