| AD | atopic dermatitis |
| AHR | aryl hydrocarbon receptor |
| AKT1 | RAC(Rho family)-alpha serine/threonine-protein kinase |
| ELOVL | elongation of very-long-chain fatty acids |
| FLG | Filaggrin |
| GATA3 | GATA binding protein 3 |
| GM-CSF | granulocyte macrophage colony-stimulating factor |
| Ig | immunoglobulin |
| IV | ichthyosis vulgaris |
| KC | keratinocyte |
| LEKTI | lympho-epithelial Kazal type inhibitor |
| MAPK | mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| mTOR | mammalian target of rapamycin |
| NMF | natural moisturizing factor |
| OR | odds ratio |
| OVOL1 | ovo-like transcriptional repressor 1 |
| PCA | pyrrolidone carboxylic acid |
| PEP1 | proFLG endoproteinase 1 |
| PPAR | peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor |
| RAPTOR | regulatory-associated protein of mTOR |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| SC | stratum corneum |
| SASPase | skin aspartic acid protease |
| SG | stratum granulosum |
| TEWL | transepidermal water loss |
| TSLP | thymic stromal lymphopoietin |
| UCA | trans-urocanic acid |
| UV | ultraviolet |