| ACTB | Beta-Actin |
| AMD | Age-Related Macular Degeneration |
| ANOVA | Analysis of Variance |
| C | Control Culture |
| CASP3/8 | Caspase 3/Caspase 8 |
| DR | Diabetic Retinopathy |
| EGFR | Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor |
| ELISA | Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay |
| EMT | Epithelial–Mesenchymal Transition |
| FBS | Fetal Bovine Serum |
| FDR | False Discovery Rate |
| FGF-B | Fibroblast Growth Factor-Basic |
| GAPDH | Glyceraldehyde-3-Phosphate Dehydrogenase |
| H-RPE | Human Retinal Pigment Epithelial (cells) |
| IL2/6 | Interleukin 2/Interleukin 6 |
| IFNG | Interferon Gamma |
| JAK1/2/3 | Janus Kinase 1/2/3 |
| KDR (VEGFR-2) | Kinase Insert Domain Receptor (Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor 2) |
| LPS | Lipopolysaccharide |
| MAPK3 | Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3 (ERK1) |
| miRNA | microRNA |
| MTT | 3-(4,5-Dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide |
| NFAT | Nuclear Factor of Activated T Cells |
| PCR | Polymerase Chain Reaction |
| PPI | Protein–Protein Interaction |
| PVR | Proliferative Vitreoretinopathy |
| PSAP | Prosaposin |
| RNA | Ribonucleic Acid |
| RT-qPCR | Quantitative Reverse-Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction |
| SMAD2/4/7 | Mothers Against Decapentaplegic Homolog 2/4/7 |
| STAT3 | Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription 3 |
| STRING | Search Tool for the Retrieval of Interacting Genes/Proteins |
| TGF-β1/2/3 | Transforming Growth Factor Beta 1/2/3 |
| TGF-βR1/3 | Transforming Growth Factor Beta Receptor 1/3 |
| VEGFR-2 | Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor 2 |