| ATRA | All-trans retinoic acid |
| COX | Cyclooxygenase |
| DMEM | Dulbecco’s modified Eagle’s medium |
| DMSO | Dimethyl sulfoxide |
| GAPDH | Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase |
| LOX | Lipoxygenase |
| MTT | 3-[4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl]-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide |
| RARα | Retinoic acid receptor α |
| RARE | Retinoic acid response element |
| RXRα | Retinoid X receptor α |
| VDR | Vitamin D receptor |
| VDRE | Vitamin D response element |
| VDRE-BP | Vitamin D response element-binding protein |