| AHR | aryl hydrocarbon receptor |
| TCDD | 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin |
| NF-κB | nuclear factor-kappaB |
| Rapa | rapamycin |
| mTOR | mechanistic target of rapamycin |
| mTORC1 | mechanistic target of rapamycin complex 1 |
| IMQ | imiquimod |
| H&E | hematoxylin and eosin |
| ECL | enhanced chemiluminescence |
| ANOVA | analysis of variance |
| TBST | tris-buffered saline 0.1% Tween 20 |
| CYP1A1 | cytochrome P450 family 1 subfamily A member 1 |
| ATG5 | autophagy related 5 |
| LC3 | microtubule-associated proteins 1A/1B light chain 3B |
| NOX2 | NADPH oxidase 2 |
| NOX4 | NADPH oxidase 4 |
| Nrf2 | nuclear factor-erythroid 2-related factor 2 |
| PASI | Psoriasis Area and Severity Index |
| DSFT | double skin-fold thickness |
| QPCR | quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction |
| GAPDH | glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase |
| IL-1 β | interleukin-1β |
| IL-6 | interleukin-6 |
| IL-17A | interleukin-17A |
| IL-17F | interleukin-17F |
| TNF- α | transforming growth factor-α |