α-SMA	α-smooth muscle actin
AGE	Advanced Glycation End
ALK	Activin-like kinase
APC	Adematous Polyposis Coli
APCs	Antigen Presenting Cells
BMP	Bone Morphogenic Protein
CAFs	Cancer-Associated Fibroblasts
Cav1	Caveolin 1
CDK	Cyclin-dependent kinase
CSL	C-promoter binding factor 1 (CBF1), suppressor of hairless (Su(H)), lin-12 and glp1 (Lag1)
COL1A1	Collagen type I alpha 1
CTGF	Connective Tissue Growth Factor
DCCT	Diabetes Control and Complications Trial
DDL	Deep dermal layer
DFF	Diabetic Foot Fibroblasts
DFU	Diabetic Foot Ulcer
DFUF	Diabetic Foot Ulcer Fibroblasts
Dlk1	Delta-like non-canonical Notch ligand 1
DM	Diabetes Mellitus
DNMT	DNA methyltransferase
DW	Diabetic Wound
ECM	Extracellular Matrix
EDIC	Epidemiology of Diabetes Interventions and Complications
EGF	Epidermal Growth Factor
ERK	Extracellular signal-regulated kinase
FAP	Fibroblast Activation Protein
Fbn1	Fibrillin
FGF	Fibroblast Growth Factor
FSP1	Fibroblast-specific protein 1
FOXO1	Forkhead box protein O1
GSK	Glycogen synthase kinase
HGF	Hepatocyte Growth Factor
IFNγ	Interferon γ
IL	Interleukin
Itga8	Alpha-8 integrin
ITG-β1	Integrin-β1
LEA	Lower extremity amputation
LPS	Lipopolysaccharides
LRIG1	Leucine-rich repeats and immunoglobulin-like domains 1
MAPK	Mitogen-activated protein kinase
MEK	Mitogen-activated extracellular signal-regulated kinase
MMPs	Matrix Metalloproteinases
MyoD	Myogenic Differentiation
NET	Neutrophil Extracellular Trap
NFF	Non-diabetic Foot Fibroblasts
NG2	Neural/Glial antigen 2
NLRP3	Nod-Like Receptor Protein 3
NOS	Nitric oxide synthase
PDGF	Platelet-Derived Growth Factor
PDGFR	Platelet Derived Growth Factor Receptor
Pdpn	Podoplanin
PGE2	Prostaglandin E2
ROS	Reactive Oxygen Species
SDL	Deep dermal layer
T2DM	Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
TCF/LEF	T-cell factor/lymphoid enhancer factor
TGF-β	Transforming Growth Factor-β
TIMPs	Tissue Inhibitors of Metalloproteinases
TLR	Toll-Like Receptor
TNF-α	Tumor Necrosis Factor- α
VEGF	Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor
Wnt	Wingless-related integration site