| UV | ultraviolet |
| SC | stratum corneum |
| ATG | autophagy-related gene |
| CMA | chaperone-mediated autophagy |
| Th17 | T helper 17 |
| Treg | T regulatory |
| IL-17A | interleukin-17A |
| NSV | non-segmental vitiligo |
| HSP70 | heat shock proteins 70 |
| XBP1 | X-box binding protein 1 |
| UVRAG | ultraviolet radiation resistance-associated gene |
| GZMB | granzyme B |
| GAS | group A Streptococcus |
| APSGN | acute post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis |
| ARF | acute rheumatic fever |
| LC3 | microtubule-associated protein light chain 3 |
| NDP52 | nuclear dot protein 52 |
| NBR1 | neighbor of BRCA1 gene 1 |
| SpeB1 | streptococcal pyrogenic exotoxin B |
| HSV | herpes simplex virus |
| MHC | major histocompatibility complex (MHC) |
| ICP34.5 | infected cell protein 34.5 |
| EIF2AK2/PKR | eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2-α kinase 2 |
| SSCC | skin squamous cell carcinoma |
| EGFR | epidermal growth factor receptor |
| 3-MA | 3-methyladenine |
| 5-FU | 5-fluorouracil |
| HIF-1α | hypoxia-inducible factor-1α |
| SSL | skin surface lipids |
| TEWL | trans-epidermal water loss |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| CDA | cell death-induced autophagy |
| AMPK | AMP-activated protein kinase |