| AHR | aryl hydrocarbon receptor |
| ARNT | aryl hydrocarbon receptor nuclear translocator |
| BaP | benzo(a)pyrene |
| BCC | basal cell carcinoma |
| CPD | cyclobutane pyrimidine dimer |
| COX-2 | cyclooxygenase-2 |
| CXCL5 | C-X-C motif chemokine 5 |
| CYP | cytochrome P450 |
| DMBA | 7,12-dimethylbenz(a)anthracene |
| ECM | extracellular matrix |
| EGFR | epidermal growth factor receptor |
| FICZ | 6-formylindolo[3,2-b]carbazole |
| IDO | indolamine-2,3-dioxygenase |
| IFN | interferon |
| LC | Langerhans cell |
| MAPK | mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| MITF | microphthalmia-associated transcription factor |
| MMP | matrix metalloprotease |
| NER | nucleotide excision repair |
| NF-κB | nuclear factor-kappa B |
| PAH | polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon |
| PAI | plasminogen activator inhibitor |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| SCC | and squamous cell carcinoma |
| TCDD | 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin |
| TDO | tryptophan-2,3-dioxygenases |
| TGFβ | transforming growth factor-β |
| uPA | urokinase plasminogen activator |
| UV | ultraviolet |