| α-SMA | alpha-smooth muscle actin |
| ECM | extracellular matrix |
| EVs | extracellular vesicles |
| FBS | fetal bovine serum |
| HE | hematoxylin and eosin |
| HRP | horse radish peroxidase |
| Hsp90 | heat shock protein 90 |
| Hsp90b1 | heat shock protein 90 beta family member 1 |
| HucMSCs | human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells |
| HucMSC-EVs | human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cell-derived extracellular vesicles |
| MSCs | mesenchymal stem cells |
| MSC-EVs | mesenchymal stem cell-derived extracellular vesicles |
| MiRNA | microRNA |
| MRC-5-EVs | human embryonic lung fibroblast-derived extracellular vesicles |
| Mut | mutant |
| NIH/3T3 cell | murine fibroblast cell line |
| NTA | Nanoparticle Tracking Analysis |
| qRT-PCR | quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction |
| SiRNAs | small interfering RNAs |
| TEM | Transmission Electron Microscope |
| TGF-β1 | transforming growth factor-β1 |
| Wt | wild-type |
| 3D | three-dimensional |
| 3′ UTR | 3′ untranslated region |