| mTOR | Mechanistic Target of Rapamycin |
| PI3K | Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase |
| Akt | Ak strain transforming |
| mTORC1 | mechanistic target of rapamycin complex 1 |
| mTORC2 | mechanistic target of rapamycin complex 2 |
| mLST8 | mammalian lethal with SEC13 protein 8 |
| RAPTOR | Regulatory-associated protein of mTOR |
| PRAS40 | proline-rich Akt substrate of 40KDa |
| DEPTOR | DEP-domain containing mTOR-interacting protein |
| RICTOR | rapamycin-insensitive companion of mTOR |
| mSIN1 | mammalian stress-activated protein kinase-interacting protein |
| MAPK | Mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| 4E-BPs | eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4E (eIF4E)-binding protein 1 |
| PDCD4 | Suppression of Programmed Cell Death 4 |
| elF4E | Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4E |
| S6K1 | S6 kinase 1 |
| rRNA | ribosomal RNA |
| SREBP1/2 | Sterol regulatory element-binding proteins |
| PPARγ | Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ |
| ATF4 | Activating transcription factor 4 |
| MTHFD2 | Methylenetetrahydrofolate dehydrogenase (NADP+ dependent) 2 |
| CAD | Dihydroorotase |
| ULK1 | Unc-51 Like Autophagy Activating Kinase 1 |
| ATG13 | Autophagy-related gene 13 |
| PKCα | Protein kinase Cα |
| PDK1 | Phosphoinositide-dependent protein kinase |
| PKC | Protein kinase C |
| SGK1 | Serum and glucocorticoid-regulated kinase 1 |
| FOXO1/3a | Forkhead transcription factor forkhead box protein O1/3a |
| NAD | Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide |
| GSK3b | Glycogen synthase kinase 3 beta |
| TSC2 | Tuberous Sclerosis Complex 2 |
| IFN | Interferon |
| mDCs | Myeloid dendritic cells |
| Th-1 | Type 1 T helper cells |
| Th-22 | Type 22 T helper cells |
| Th-17 | Type 17 T helper cells |
| TNF-α | Tumour Necrosis Factor alpha |
| IL-17 | Interleukin 17 |
| miRNAs | microRNA |
| p70S6K | 70-kDa ribosomal protein S6 kinase |
| CXCL8 | C-X-C motif ligand 8 |
| VEGF | Vascular endothelial growth factor |
| PBMCs | Peripheral blood mononuclear cells |
| p-mTOR | Phosphorylated mTOR |
| PUVA | Psoralen and ultraviolet light A |
| AD | Atopic dermatitis |
| AMPK | Adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase |
| PV | Pemphigus vulgaris |
| Dsg1 | Desmoglein-1 |
| Dsg3 | Desmoglein-3 |
| IgG | Immunoglobin G |
| C.acnes | Cutibacterium acnes |
| ALA-PDT | 5-aminolevulinic acid-photodynamic therapy |
| LS | Lesional skin |
| NLS | Non lesional skin |
| BMI | Body Mass Index |
| PTEN | Phosphatase and TENsin homolog deleted on chromosome 10 |
| CTCL | Cutaneous T-cell Lymphoma |
| MF | Mycosis Fungoides |
| OS | Overall survival |
| SS | Sezary Syndrome |
| HIF1a | Hypoxia-inducible factor-1α |
| GLUT3 | Glucose transporter 3 |
| LDHA | Lactate dehydrogenase A |
| HK2 | hexokinase 2 |
| BRAF | v-raf murine sarcoma viral oncogene homolog B1 |
| MEK | Mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase |
| RTK | Receptor tyrosine kinases |
| NF-κB | Nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells |