| ABTS | 2,2′-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonate) |
| AGE | advanced glycation end product |
| AGEs | advanced glycation end products |
| AG | aminoguanidine |
| Akt | protein kinase B |
| BSA | bovine serum albumin |
| cAMP | cyclic adenosine monophosphate |
| CREB | cAMP response element-binding protein |
| Cu2+ | copper ion |
| DEGs | differentially expressed genes |
| DMEM | Dulbecco’s modified Eagle’s medium |
| DMSO | dimethyl sulfoxide |
| DPPH | 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl |
| EGFR | epidermal growth factor receptor |
| ERK | extracellular signal-regulated kinase |
| FBS | fetal bovine serum |
| FDR | false discovery rate |
| FPKM | fragments per kilobase of transcript per million mapped reads |
| GAPDH | glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase |
| GM-CSF | granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor |
| GO | gene ontology |
| GSH | glutathione |
| GSK-3β | glycogen synthase kinase-3 beta |
| IC50 | half-maximal inhibitory concentration |
| IL-18 | interleukin 18 |
| IL-33 | interleukin 33 |
| JAK-STAT | Janus kinase-signal transducer and activator of transcription |
| KEGG | Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes |
| MAPK | mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| MC1R | melanocortin 1 receptor |
| MGO | methylglyoxal |
| MITF | microphthalmia-associated transcription factor |
| MMP | matrix metalloproteinase |
| mRNA | messenger RNA |
| MSH | melanocyte-stimulating hormone |
| MTT | 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyl tetrazolium bromide |
| NF-κB | nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells |
| PBS | phosphate-buffered saline |
| PCA | principal component analysis |
| PGE-2 | prostaglandin E2 |
| PI3K | phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase |
| PKA | protein kinase A |
| PMSF | phenylmethylsulphonyl fluoride |
| qPCR | quantitative polymerase chain reaction |
| RNA-seq | RNA sequencing |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| SP | Spirulina peptides |
| TNF | tumor necrosis factor |
| TRP-1 | tyrosinase-related protein 1 |
| TRP-2 | tyrosinase-related protein 2 |
| TYR | tyrosinase |
| UV | ultraviolet |
| UVB | ultraviolet B |