| ADP | adenosine diphosphate |
| AMP | adenosine monophosphate |
| ATP | adenosine triphosphate |
| cADPR | cyclic ADP ribose |
| CYP | cytochrome P450 |
| ECM | extracellular matrix |
| GSH | glutathione |
| GSSG | glutathione disulfide |
| IL | interleukin |
| MAPK | mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| MASI | melasma area and severity index |
| MMP | matrix metalloproteinase |
| NaAD + | nicotinic acid adenine dinucleotide |
| NaADP + | nicotinic acid adenine dinucleotide phosphate |
| NAD + | nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide |
| NADH | reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide |
| NADP + | nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate |
| NADPH | reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate |
| NaMN | nicotinic acid mononucleotide |
| NAMPT | nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase |
| NF-κB | nuclear factor-κB |
| NMN | nicotinamide mononucleotide |
| NNT | nicotinamide nucleotide transhydrogenase |
| PAR-2 | protease-activated receptor-2 |
| PARP | poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase |
| PG | prostaglandin |
| PM | particulate matter |
| PPi | inorganic pyrophosphate |
| PRPP | phosphoribosyl pyrophosphate |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| sir2 | silent information regulator-2 |
| SIRT1 | sirtruin1 |
| SPF | sun protection factor |
| TGF-β | transforming growth factor-β |
| TNF-α | tumor necrosis factor-α |
| UV | ultraviolet |