| AD | atopic dermatitis |
| AHR | aryl hydrocarbon receptor |
| Arp2/3 | actin-related protein 2/3 |
| Arpc4 | actin-related protein 2/3 complex subunit 4 |
| ATP | adenosine triphosphate |
| ca | constitutively active |
| CBT | Chijabyukpi-tang |
| CE | cornified envelope |
| CKS | Changkil saponins |
| CPD 6 | chrysin-derivative |
| CPD 14 | macakurzin C-derivative |
| CUL3 | CULIN3 |
| DAMP | damage-associated molecular pattern |
| DMBA | 7,12-dimethylbenz(a)anthracene |
| DMF | dimethyl fumarate |
| DNCB | 2,4-dinitrochlorobenzene |
| DNFB | 1-fluoro-2,4-dinitrobenzene |
| DNTB | 2,4-dinitrothiocyanobenzene |
| FAE | fumaric acid ester |
| FLG | filaggrin |
| GA | gallic acid |
| GAL | galangin |
| GSH | glutathione |
| HDM | house dust mite |
| HEK293 | human embryonic kidney 293 |
| HLA | human leukocyte antigen |
| HMGB1 | high-mobility group box 1 |
| IDMF | isosorbide dimethyl fumarate |
| IFN-γ | interferon-gamma |
| IgE | immunoglobulin E |
| IHC | immunohistochemistry |
| IL | interleukin |
| ILC | innate lymphoid cells |
| IMQ | imiquimod |
| JAK | Janus kinase |
| K | keratin |
| KC | keratinocyte |
| KEAP1 | Kelch-like erythroid cell-derived protein with cap‘n’collar homology-associated protein 1 |
| LOR | loricrin |
| LPS | lipopolysaccharide |
| MAPK | mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| MET | metformin |
| MMF | monomethyl fumarate |
| MQL | miquelianin |
| MS | multiple sclerosis |
| mTOR | mammalian target of rapamycin |
| NAC | N-acetylcysteine |
| NF-κB | nuclear factor kappa B |
| NHEK | normal human epidermal keratinocytes |
| NLRP3 | nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain-like receptor pyrin domain-containing 3 |
| NQO1 | NAD(P)H quinone dehydrogenase 1 |
| NRF2 | nuclear factor erythroid-2-related factor 2 |
| OMIM | Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man |
| OX | oxazolone |
| PAH | polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon |
| POH | perillyl alcohol |
| PPI | protein–protein interaction |
| PsA | psoriatic arthritis |
| Pso | psoriasis |
| PsV | psoriasis vulgaris |
| RAGE | receptor for advanced glycation end products |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| SC | stratum corneum |
| siRNA | small interfering RNA |
| SPRR2 | small proline-rich protein 2 |
| SST | Soshiho-tang |
| STAT | signal transducer and activator of transcription |
| TBHQ | tert-butylhydroquinone |
| TGN | tussilagonone |
| Tc | cytotoxic T |
| Th | helper T |
| TMA | trimellitic anhydride |
| TNCB | 2,4,6-trinitro-1-chlorobenzene |
| TNF-α | tumor necrosis factor-alpha |
| TPA | 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate |
| Treg | regulatory T cell |
| UV | ultraviolet |
| VEGF | vascular endothelial growth factor |