1O2	Singlet oxygen
AP-1	Activator protein 1
BCC	Basal cell carcinoma
bFGF	Basic fibroblast growth factor
COX-2	Cyclooxygenase 2
CXCR4	C-X-C chemokine receptor type 4
ECM	Extracellular matrix
EGCG	Epigallocatechin gallate
EGFR	Epidermal growth factor receptor
EMT	Epithelial-mesenchymal transition
ERK	Extracellular signal-regulated kinase
GM-CSF	Granulocyte macrophage colony stimulatory factor
H2O2	Hydrogen peroxide
HB-EGF	Heparin-binding epidermal-like growth factor
HIF-1α	Hypoxia-inducible factor-1α
IL-1α	Interleukin 1 alpha
IL-6	Interleukin 6
JNK	c-Jun NH2-terminal kinase
kDa	Kilodalton
LN	Lymph node
MAPK	Mitogen-activated protein kinase
MMPs	Matrix metalloproteases
MT-MMP	Membrane-type matrix metalloprotease
NEP	Neutral endopeptidase
NF-κB	Nuclear factor-kappa B
O2−	Superoxide anion
OH groups	Hydroxyl group
OH.	Hydroxyl radical
PAR-1	Protease activator receptor 1
PDGF	Platelet-derived growth factor
RGP	Radial growth phase
ROS	Reactive oxygen species
SCC	Squamous cell carcinoma
SDF-1	Stromal cell-derived factor 1
TAMs	Tumor-associated macrophages
TCF	T-cell transcription factor
TGF-β	Transforming growth factor-beta
TIMP	Tissue inhibitors of matrix metalloprotease
TNF-α	Tumor necrosis factor alpha
UV	Ultraviolet
VEGF	Vascular endothelial growth factor
VGP	Vertical growth phase