Pp-ME	Potentilla paradoxa methanol extract
ROS	Reactive oxygen species
ECM	Extracellular matrix
EGFR	Epidermal growth factor receptor
α-MSH	α-melanocyte-stimulating hormone
ERK	extracellular signal-regulated kinases
cAMP	Cyclic adenosine monophosphate
PKA	protein kinase A
MITF	Microphthalmia-associated transcription factor
MC1R	Melanocortin 1 receptor
CREB	cAMP response element
RT-PCR	Reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction
HPLC	High-performance liquid chromatography
FRAP	Ferric reducing antioxidant power
GC-MS	Gas chromatography–mass spectrometry
HA	Hyaluronic acid
PI3K	Phosphoinositide 3-kinase
AKT	Protein kinase B
K17	Keratin 17
CUPRAC	Cupric ion reducing antioxidant capacity