ACAN	aggrecan
ACLT	Anterior Cruciate Ligament Transection
ADAMTS 4,5	A Disintegrin and Metalloproteinase with Thrombospondin motifs
Akt	Protein kinase B
AMPKα	AMP-activated protein kinase alpha
BMP	Bone morphogenetic protein
CCL-27	C-C motif chemokine ligand 27
CD	Cluster of differentiation
cGAS	Cyclic GMP-AMP
COL10A1	Collagen type X alpha chain 1
COL2A1	Collagen type II alpha chain 1
CXCL8	CXC motif chemokine ligand 8
DMEM	Dulbecco’s Modified Eagle Medium
FADH2	Flavin-adenine dinucleotide, reduced
FRZB	Frizzled-related protein
G-6-P DH	Glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase
GADD45	Growth arrest and DNA damage inducible 45
GLUT-1	Glucose transporter 1
GROα	Chemokine C-X-C motif ligand 1
GSK3	Glycogen synthase kinase 3
HDAC	Histone deacetylase
HIF1α, 2α	Hypoxia inducible factor 1α, 2α
HK	Hexokinase
HMGB2	High-mobility group protein 2
IGFBP7	Insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-binding protein
IHH	Indian hedgehog
IKK	Inhibitory-kB kinase
IL	Interleukin
JNK	Jun N-terminal kinase
LATS 1	Large tumor suppressor kinase 1
Lcn2	Lipocalin 2
LDH	Lactate dehydrogenase
LPS	Lipopolysaccharide
MAPK	Mitogen activated protein kinase
MCP-1	monocyte chemoattractant protein-1
miR	micro RNA
MMP	Matrix metalloproteinase
MOB1A/B	Mps one binder kinase activator 1 A/B
mPGES-1	Microsomal prostaglandin E synthase 1
MST1/2	Mammalian sterile 20-like kinase 1/2
mTORc	Mammalian target of rapamycin complex 1
NADH+	Nicotinamide-adenine dinucleotide, reduced
NADPH+	Nicotinamide-adenine dinucleotide phosphate, reduced
NDRG2	NMYC downstream-regulated gene 2
NFkB	Nuclear factor kappa B
NLRP3	NLR family pyrin domain containing 3
NO	Nitrogen monoxide
Nrf2	Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2
OARSI	Osteoarthritis Research Society International
OXPHOS	Oxidative phosphorylation
PAI-1	Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1
PGC1α	Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma coactivator
PI3K	Phospho-inositole 3-kinase
PKM2	Piruvate kinase M2
PPAR	Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Recpetor
PTHrP	Parathormone-related peptide
RAGE	Receptor of end-glycation products
RANKL	Receptor activator for nuclear factor kappa B ligand
ROS	Reactive oxygen species
RunX2	Runt-related transcription factor 2
SASP	Senescence-associated secretory pattern
SAV	Salvador
SIRT 1,6	Sirtuin 1,6
SMAD	Suppressor of mothers against Decapentaplegic
Sox-9	Sex-determining region Y-type (SRY) high mobility group (HMG) box family of DNA binding protein 9
STING	Stimulator of interferon genes
TAZ	Transcriptional coactivator with PDZ-binding motif
TCA	Tricarboxylic acid cycle
TGF-β	Transforming growth factor beta
TIMP-1	Tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases 1
TLR-4	Toll-like Receptor 4
TNF-α	Tumor necrosis factor alpha
TRPV4	Transient Receptor Potential Vanilloid 4
TSPYL2	Testis-specific Y-encoded-like protein 2
VEGF	Vascular endothelial growth factor
YAP	Yes-associated protein