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. 2026 Jun 1;17(6):264. doi: 10.3390/jfb17060264
Abbreviation Full Term
ANOVA Analysis of variance
BCA Bicinchoninic acid
BSA Bovine serum albumin
CI Cell index
CXCL8 C-X-C motif chemokine ligand 8
DAPI 4′,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole
DLS Dynamic light scattering
DMSO Dimethyl sulfoxide
DPBS Dulbecco’s phosphate-buffered saline
ECM Extracellular matrix
EDX Energy-dispersive X-ray
ELISA Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
ERK1/2 Extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2
FLG Filaggrin
FN1 Fibronectin
HGKs Human gingival keratinocytes
HSD Honestly significant difference
IIF Indirect immunofluorescence
IL-8 Interleukin-8
IVL Involucrin
KGM2 Keratinocyte growth medium 2
KRT1 Keratin 1
KRT10 Keratin 10
LSD Least significant difference
MAPK Mitogen-activated protein kinase
MEK1/2 Mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase 1/2
nano-IR Nanoscale infrared spectroscopy
N/C Nuclear-to-cytoplasmic ratio
NF-κB Nuclear factor κB
p38-MAPK p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase
PCR Polymerase chain reaction
PVDF Polyvinylidene fluoride
qPCR Quantitative real-time PCR
RelA NF-κB p65 subunit
RIPA Radioimmunoprecipitation assay buffer
RPL13A Ribosomal protein L13a
RTCA Real-time cell analysis
SD Standard deviation
SIRT1 Sirtuin 1
UBC Ubiquitin C
VIM Vimentin