| L3 | lumisterol3 |
| 20(OH)L3 | 20-hydroxylumisterol3 |
| 22(OH)L3 | 22-hydroxylumisterol3 |
| 20,22(OH)2L3 | 20,22-dihydroxylumisterol3 |
| 24(OH)L3 | 24-hydroxylumisterol3 |
| NRs | nuclear receptors |
| VDR | vitamin D3 receptor |
| RORα | retinoic acid-related orphan receptor α |
| RORγ | retinoic acid-related orphan receptor γ |
| CYP11A1 | cytochrome P450 family 11 subfamily A member 1 |
| HEKn | human epidermal keratinocytes, neonatal |
| NF-κB | nuclear factor kappa B |
| IκB | inhibitor kappa B |
| TLR4 | toll-like receptor 4 |
| CD14 | cluster of differentiation 14 |
| COX-2 | cyclooxygenase-2 |
| IL | interleukin |
| IFNγ | interferon gamma |
| TNF-α | tumor necrosis factor-alpha |
| Bcl2 | B-cell lymphoma 2 |
| BNIP | B-cell lymphoma 2/adenovirus E1B-19K protein-interacting protein |
| IVL | involucrin |
| LOR | loricrine |
| FLG | filaggrine |
| TGM1 | transglutaminase 1 |
| KRT1 | gene encoding cytokeratin 1 |
| KRT10 | gene encoding cytokeratin 10 |
| KRT14 | gene encoding cytokeratin 14 |