| ATRA | all-trans-retinoic acid |
| AD | Alzheimer’s disease |
| 9-cis-RA | 9-cis-retinoic acid |
| CTCL | cutaneous T-cell lymphoma |
| DMF | dimethylformamide |
| DMSO | dimethylsulfoxide |
| DNA | deoxyribonucleic acid |
| FXR | farnesoid-X-receptor |
| HCl | hydrochloric acid |
| HRE | hormone responsive element |
| KOH | potassium hydroxide |
| LBD | ligand binding domain |
| LHS | LXR Heterodimer Specificity |
| LR | lipid risk assessment index |
| LXR | liver-X-receptor |
| LXRE | liver-X-receptor element |
| NaBu | sodium butyrate |
| NR | nuclear receptor |
| POC | proof of concept |
| PPAR | peroxisome proliferator activating receptor |
| RAR | retinoic-acid-receptor |
| RARE | retinoic acid receptor element |
| RXR | retinoid-X-receptor |
| RXRE | retinoid-X-receptor element |
| SNuRMs | specific nuclear receptor modulators |
| SREBP | sterol regulatory element binding protein |
| TR | thyroid hormone receptor |
| VDR | vitamin D receptor |