| ANG-1 | angiopoietin-1 |
| ARDS | acute respiratory distress syndrome |
| bFGF | basic fibroblast growth factor |
| BM | bone marrow |
| CCL | chemokine (C-C motif) ligand |
| CM | conditioned medium |
| COX2 | cyclooxygenase 2 |
| ECM | extracellular matrix |
| EGF | epidermal growth factor |
| EVs | extracellular vesicles |
| Exos | exosome |
| FBS | fetal bovine serum |
| G-CSF | granulocyte colony-stimulating factor |
| GM-CSF | granulocyte macrophage-colony stimulating factor |
| GMP | good manufacturing protocols |
| HDF | human dermal fibroblast |
| HGF | hepatocyte growth factor |
| HIF-1α | hypoxia-inducible factor 1-alpha |
| ICAM | intercellular adhesion molecule |
| IDO | indoleamine-pyrrole 2,3-dioxygenase |
| IGF | insulin-like growth factors |
| lncRNAs | long non-coding RNAs |
| iNOS | inducible nitric oxide synthase |
| ISCT | International Society for Cellular Therapy |
| KGF | keratinocyte growth factor |
| LIF | leukemia inhibitory factor |
| MAPK | mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| MCP-1 | monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 |
| MI | myocardial infarction |
| miRNAs | micro-RNAs |
| MMPs | matrix metallopeptidases |
| MRDs | moisture-retentive dressings |
| MSC | mesenchymal stem cell |
| MVTRs | moisture vapor transmission rates |
| NGF | nerve growth factor |
| PCOS | polycystic ovary syndrome |
| PDGF | platelet-derived growth factor |
| PGE2 | prostaglandin E2 |
| SMCs | smooth muscle cells |
| T1DM | type I diabetes mellitus |
| TGF | transforming growth factor |
| TIMPs | tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase |
| TNF-α | tumor necrosis factor alpha |
| UM | umbilical cord |
| uPAR | urokinase-type plasminogen activator receptor |
| VEGF | vascular endothelial growth factor |
| WJ | Wharton’s Jelly |