α-MSH	α-melanocyte stimulating hormone
ACTH	adrenocorticotropin
ADC	adenylate cyclase
AQP3	aquaporin 3
Boc	tert-Butyloxycarbonyl
Bu	Butyl
Bz	benzoyl
Cbz	benzyloxycarbonyl
CLA	conjugated linoleic acid
DCC	N,N’-dicyclohexylcarbodiimide
DIC	N,N′-diisopropylcarbodiimide
DIPEA	N,N-diisopropylethylamineDMAP
DMAP	4-(dimethylamino)pyridine
DMF	N,N-dimethylformamide
EDC	1-ethyl-3-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)carbodiimide
FLG	filaggrin
Fmoc	fluorenylmethyloxycarbonyl
h	hours
HBTU	N,N,N′,N′-tetramethyl-O-(1H-benzotriazol-1-yl)uronium hexafluorophosphate
HOBt	hydroxybenzotriazole
INCI	international nomenclature of cosmetic ingredients
MMP’s	metalloproteases
MSHs	melanocyte-stimulating hormones
NF-κβ	nuclear factor κ-β
NHS	N-hydroxysuccinimide
NMP	N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone
Pal	Palmitic acid
PAR-2	proteinase activated receptor 2
PKA	protein kinase A
POMC	pro-opiomelanocortin
PTSA	p-toluenesulfonic acid
RAM	Rink amide
rt	room temperature
SDS	sodium dodecyl sulfate
Smoc	2,7-disulfo-9-fluorenylmethoxycarbonyl
Su	succinimide
TEA	triethylamine
TFA	trifluoroacetic acid
THF	tetrahydrofuran
TIS	triisopropylsilane
Trt	Trityl
TRPV	Transient Receptor Potential Cation Channel Subfamily V
TPPA	Transient Receptor Potential Cation Channel Subfamily A
TSP-1	thrombospondin I