| 3-HAA | 3-hydroxyanthranilic acid |
| 3-MC | 3-methylcholanthrene |
| AhR | aryl-hydrocarbon receptor |
| APC | antigen presenting cells |
| AR | Androgen receptor |
| DCs | dendritic cells |
| DRE | dioxin responsive element |
| EAE | experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis |
| ER | estrogen receptor |
| ERE | estrogen responsive elements |
| FICZ | 6-formylindolo[3,2-b]carbazole |
| HAT | histone acetyl transferase |
| HDAC | histone deacetylase |
| HLH | helix–loop–helix |
| HSP | heat shock protein |
| I3C | indole-3-carbinol |
| Iald | indole-3-aldehyde |
| ID | interaction domain |
| IO | indirubin-3′-oxime |
| KC | keratinocyte chemoattractant |
| Kyn | kynurenine |
| LPS | lipopolysaccharide |
| NCOA | nuclear receptor coactivator |
| NCOR | nuclear receptor corepressor |
| PRMTs | protein arginine methyltransferases |
| RB | retinoblastoma |
| RD | repression domain |
| siRNA | small interfering RNA |
| TCDD | 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin |
| Tf | transcription factor |
| Th | helper T lymphocyte |
| TLR | Toll like receptor |
| Tr1 | regulatory T cells type 1 |
| Trp | tryptophan |
| XRE | xenobiotic responsive element |
| β-NF | β-naphthoflavone |