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. 2022 Feb 1;23(3):1693. doi: 10.3390/ijms23031693
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