| Adv DMEM | Advanced Dulbecco’s Modified Eagle’s Medium |
| Adv DMEM-F12 | Advanced Dulbecco’s Modified Eagle’s Medium/Nutrient F-12 Ham’s |
| APQ3 | aquaporin-3 |
| CD44 | cluster of differentiation 44 |
| cfu | colony formant unit |
| ECM | extracellular matrix |
| ELISA | Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay |
| EMA | European Medicines Agency |
| FBS | foetal bovine serum |
| FDA | Food and Drug Administration |
| HA | hyaluronic acid |
| HMW-HA | high-molecular-weight hyaluronic acid |
| KBM | keratinocyte basal medium |
| KGM2 | keratinocyte growth supplements |
| Ki67 | Kiel 67 protein |
| LMW-HA | low-molecular-weight HA |
| mAChR M1 | muscarinic acetylcholine receptor type 1 |
| mAChR M3 | muscarinic acetylcholine receptor type 3 |
| mAChR M5 | muscarinic acetylcholine receptor type 5 |
| MMP9 | matrix metalloproteinase-9 |
| MTT | 3-(4,5-Dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide |
| Papp | apparent permeability coefficient |
| PBS | phosphate-buffered saline |
| PMSF | phenylmethanesulfonylfluoride |
| PVDF | polyvinylidene difluoride |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| TEER | trans-epithelial electrical resistance |
| TJ | tight junction |
| TLR4 | Toll-like receptor 4 |
| TNFα | tumour necrosis factor alpha |
| ZO-1 | Zonula occludens-1 |