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. 2026 Feb 26;27(5):2193. doi: 10.3390/ijms27052193
ACSS Allergan Cheek Smoothness Scale
ADM Acellular Dermal Matrix
AATB American Association of Tissue Banks
α-MSH Alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone
BCA Bicinchoninic Acid
CaHA Calcium Hydroxylapatite
CCK-8 Cell Counting Kit-8
CO2 Carbon dioxide
DAPI 4′,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole
DEJ Dermal–epidermal junction
DMEM Dulbecco’s Modified Eagle Medium
DMSO Dimethyl sulfoxide
DPBS Dulbecco’s Phosphate-Buffered Saline
ECM Extracellular Matrix
ELISA Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
FBS Fetal Bovine Serum
FGF Fibroblast Growth Factor
GAIS Global Aesthetic Improvement Scale
GAPDH Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase
HA Hyaluronic Acid
HAS Hyaluronan Synthase
HAS2 Hyaluronan Synthase 2
HDF Human Dermal Fibroblast
HEK Human Epidermal Keratinocyte
H&E Hematoxylin and Eosin
hADM Human Acellular Dermal Matrix
HV Herovici
IACUC Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee
IL-1β Interleukin-1 beta
IL-6 Interleukin-6
IRB Institutional Review Board
L-NMMA NG-methyl-L-arginine acetate salt
LPS Lipopolysaccharide
MFDS Ministry of Food and Drug Safety
MITF Microphthalmia-associated Transcription Factor
OD Optical Density
PCR Polymerase Chain Reaction
PDGF Platelet-Derived Growth Factor
PGE-2 Prostaglandin E2
phADM Particulated Human Acellular Dermal Matrix
PLLA Poly-L-lactic Acid
RT-PCR Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction
SASP Senescence-Associated Secretory Phenotype
SD Sprague–Dawley
SEM Scanning Electron Microscopy
TEWL Transepidermal Water Loss
TGF-β1 Transforming Growth Factor-beta 1
TNF-α Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
TRP1 Tyrosinase-Related Protein 1
TYR Tyrosinase
UVB Ultraviolet B
VEGF Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor
WST Water-Soluble Tetrazolium