| BSA | bovine serum albumin |
| CMC | carboxymethyl cellulose |
| FGF | fibroblast growth factor |
| HOAc | acetic acid |
| HUVEC | human umbilical vascular endothelial cell |
| IGF | insulin-like growth factor |
| LC | lymphocytes |
| MC | mast cells |
| NG | neutrophil granulocytes |
| NPY | neuropeptide Y |
| PBS | phosphate-buffered saline |
| PC | plasma cells |
| PDGF | platelet-derived growth factor |
| PP | pancreatic polypeptide |