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. 2023 Mar 8;13(3):730. doi: 10.3390/life13030730
Abbreviation Definition
ApoA1 Apolipoprotein A1
COMP Cartilage oligomeric matrix protein
COX-2 Cyclooxygenase-2
ECM
ELOVL7
Extracellular matrix
Elongation of very long chain fatty acids protein 7
F2RL3 F2R like thrombin or trypsin receptor 3
FABP4 Fatty acid binding protein 4
FoxO Forkhead box O
GP9 Gene encoding for platelet glycoprotein IX
HDL-C High density lipoprotein cholesterol
IL-1β Interleukin-1-beta
IL-6 Interleukin 6
iNOS Inducible nitric oxide synthase
ITIH5 Inter-alpha-trypsin inhibitor heavy chain family, member 5
LOX-1 Lectin-like oxidised low-density lipoprotein receptor 1
LPS Lipopolysaccharide
MCP-1 Monocyte, chemoattractant protein 1
Metrnl Meteorin-like protein
MMP-1 Matrix metalloproteinase 1
MMP-13 Matrix metalloproteinase 13
MMP-3 Matrix metalloproteinase 3
NGF
oxLDL
Nerve growth factor
Oxidised Low-density-lipoprotein
PIIANP Serum N-terminal pro-peptide of type IIA collagen
PLA2G2A Phospholipase A2, membrane associated
PUFA Polyunsaturated fatty acid
QUICKI Quantitative insulin-sensitivity check index
RBP4 Retinol binding protein 4
SGLT-2 Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2
SOX9 SRY-Box transcription factor 9
sTLR4 Serum Toll-like receptor 4
TAE Transcatheter arterial embolization
TIMP-2 Tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase 2
TLR4 Toll-like receptor 4
TNFα Tumour necrosis factor alpha
uCTX-I Urinary Crosslinked C-Telopeptide of Type I Collagen
uCTX-II Urinary Crosslinked C-Telopeptide of Type II Collagen
YKL-40 Chitinase-3-like protein 1 (derived from three N-terminal amino acids present on the secreted form and its molecular mass)