5-LOX	5-lipoxygenase
AA	Alopecia areata
ACRP/AdipoQ	Adiponectin
AD	Atopic dermatitis
ADIPOR	Adiponectin receptor
AGA	Androgenetic alopecia
Akt	Protein kinase B
AMPK	AMP-activated protein kinase
APJ	Apelin receptor
BMI	Body mass index
BRAF	B-Raf proto-oncogene serine/threonine kinase
C/EBP	CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein
CCL2	C-C motif ligand 2
CMKLR1	Chemerin chemokine-like receptor 1
COX-2	Cyclooxygenase-2
CRTCs	CREB-regulated transcription co-activators
CXCL	(C-X-C motif) ligand
DC	Dendritic cell
DGAT	Diglyceride acyltransferase
DP	Dermal papilla
DMBPA/TPA	Dimethylbenz[a]anthracene/12-O tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate
DWAT	Dermal white adipose tissue
EGF	Epidermal growth factor
EGFR	Epidermal growth factor receptor
ERK	Extracellular signal-regulated kinases
GPR1	G protein-coupled receptor 1
hBD-2	Human β-defensin-2
HF	Hair follicle
HIF-1α	Hypoxia-inducible factor 1-α
HS	Hidradenitis suppurativa
IFN-γ	Interferon-γ
IL	Interleukin
JAK2	Janus kinase 2
JNK	c-Jun N-terminal kinase
LCN2	Lipocalin2
LPS	Lipopolysaccharide
MAPK	Mitogen-activated protein kinase
MC1R	Melanocortin 1 receptor
MCP-1	Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1
MEK	Mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase
MMP	Matrix metalloproteinase
MSH	Melanocyte stimulating hormone
mTORC1	Mammalian target of rapamycin complex 1
NAMPT	Nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase
NF-κB	Nuclear factor kappa-β
NGAL	Neutrophil gelatinase–associated lipocalin
NHK	Normal human keratinocyte
NK cell	Natural killer cell
Ob-Rb	Leptin receptor
PAI-1	Plasminogen activator inhibitor type-1
PASI	Psoriasis area and severity index
PBEF	Pre-B-cell colony-enhancing factor
PI3K	Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinas
RARRES2	Retinoic acid receptor responder 2
RBP	Retinol-binding protein
ROS	Reactive oxygen species
SCORAD	SCORing Atopic Dermatitis
SERPIN	Serine protease inhibitor
SG	Sebaceous gland
SNP	Single nucleotide polymorphism
SOCS-3	Suppressor of cytokine signaling 3
SREBP1	Sterol regulatory element binding protein 1
STAT3	Signal transducer and activator of transcription factor 3
STRA6	Signaling receptor and transporter of retinol STRA6
SZ95	Human sebaceous gland cell line
Tcf	Transcription factor
TGFβ	Transforming growth factor β
Th	T helper cell
TIG2	Tazarotene-induced gene 2 protein
TLR	Toll-like receptor
TNF-α	Tumor necrosis factor-α
UVB	Ultraviolet B
VEGF	Vascular endothelial growth factor;
WAT	White adipose tissue
ZAG	Zinc α2-Glycoprotein