| AhR | aryl hydrocarbon receptor |
| AhRR | aryl hydrocarbon receptor repressor |
| AKR | aldo–keto reductase |
| ARE | antioxidant response element |
| ARNT | aryl hydrocarbon receptor nuclear translocator |
| BAFF | B-cell-activating factor of the tumor necrosis factor family |
| BaP | benzo[a]pyrene |
| bHLH | basic helix–loop–helix |
| BLC | B-lymphocyte chemoattractant |
| CCL1 | CC-chemokine ligand 1 |
| COX | cyclooxygenase |
| CYP | cytochrome P450 |
| E2F1 | E2 promoter binding factor 1 |
| EGF | epidermal growth factor |
| GPx | glutathione peroxidase |
| GST | glutathione S-transferase |
| HSP90 | heat shock protein 90 |
| IDO1 | indolamine-2,3-dioxygenase 1 |
| IFR3 | interferon responsive factor |
| IL | interleukin |
| Keap1 | Kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1 |
| KLF6 | Kruppel-like Factor 6 |
| MAPK | mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| MMP | matrix metalloproteinase |
| NADPH | nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate |
| NF-κB | nuclear factor κB |
| NOX | NADPH oxidase |
| NQO1 | NADPH:quinone oxidoreductase-1 |
| Nrf2 | nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 |
| PAS | Per–ARNT–Sim |
| pRB | retinoblastoma protein |
| TAD | transactivation domain |
| TCDD | 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin |
| TDP-43 | TAR DNA-binding protein 43 kDa |
| TGF | transforming growth factor |
| UGT | UDP glucuronosyltransferase |
| VEGF | vascular endothelial growth factor |
| XRE | xenobiotic-responsive element |
| XREL1 | XRE-like element |