| UVR | Ultraviolet radiation |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| NADPH | Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate |
| HaCaT | Human epidermal keratinocytes |
| IL | Interleukin |
| TNF- α | Tumor necrosis factor α |
| NF-kB | Nuclear factor kappa light chain enhancer of activated B |
| HIF-1a | Hypoxia-inducible factor 1-alpha |
| Nrf-2 | Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 |
| AP-1 | Activator protein 1 |
| SC | Stratum corneum |
| TEWL | Transepidermal water loss |
| EGFR | Epidermal growth factor receptor |
| TGFR | Transforming growth factor receptors |
| TLRs | Toll-like receptors |
| TNFR | TNF-α receptor |
| CSF | Colony stimulating factors |
| TGF-α | Transforming growth factor α |
| TGF- β | Transforming growth factor β |
| HMGB1 | High-mobility group box 1 |
| PDGF | Platelet-derived growth factor |
| COX2 | Cyclooxygenases 2 |
| MAP | Mitogen-activated protein |
| PGE2 | Prostaglandin 2 |
| TβRII | TGF-β type II receptor |
| ECM | Extracellular matrix |
| HDFs | Human dermal fibroblasts |
| NHDFs | Normal human dermal fibroblasts |
| HSF2 | Human skin fibroblasts |
| MED | Minimal erythemal dose |
| iNOS | Inducible nitric oxide synthase |
| FGF | Fibroblast growth factors |
| MMPs | Matrix-degrading metalloproteinases |
| MMP-1 | Collagenase-1 |
| MMP-3 | Stromelysin-1 |
| MMP-9 | Gelatinase B |
| COL1A2 | Type I collagen gene |
| SASP | Senescence-associated secretory phenotype |