| MWHA | Molecular Weight of Hyaluronic Acid |
| LMWHA | Low Molecular Weight of Hyaluronic Acid |
| MMWHA | Mid Molecular Weight of Hyaluronic Acid |
| HMWHA | High Molecular Weight of Hyaluronic Acid |
| AGEs | Advanced Glycation End-products |
| CML | Carboxymethyllysine |
| HA | Hyaluronic acid |
| NF-κB | Nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells |
| TNF-α | Tumor necrosis factor-α |
| Pp | protective product |
| TJ6 | control samples at day 6 |
| T0 | initial time point |
| PpJ6 | protective product treatment at day 6 |
| MGpJ6 | glycation-inducing stressor methylglyoxal at day 6 |
| PMGpJ6 | combined treatment with protective product and glycation-inducing methylglyoxal at day 6 |
| ROI | region of interest |