| ABI | ankle–brachial index |
| AGE | advanced glycation end-product |
| AKT1 | an isoform of the serine/threonine protein kinase B |
| BMP | bone morphogenetic protein |
| CEAP | Clinical–Etiological–Anatomical–Pathophysiological classification |
| CFF | cell-free filtrate |
| CVD | chronic venous disease |
| CircRNA | circular RNA |
| CW | chronic wound |
| CWF | chronic-wound-derived fibroblast |
| DAMPs | damage-associated molecular patterns |
| DFU | diabetic foot ulcer |
| DNMT | DNA methyltransferase |
| ECM | extracellular matrix |
| FGF | fibroblast growth factor |
| GT | granulation tissue |
| H/E | hematoxylin/eosin |
| HDAC | histone deacetylase |
| ICAM-1 | interstitial cell adhesion molecule 1 |
| IGF-I | insulin-like growth factor |
| JNK | c-Jun N-terminal kinase |
| lncRNA | long non-coding RNA |
| miRNA | microRNA |
| MMP | matrix metalloproteinase |
| NET | neutrophil extracellular trap |
| NF-κB | nuclear factor kappa B |
| NLRP3 | NOD-like receptor protein 3 |
| Nrf2 | nuclear respiratory factor 2 |
| OS | oxidative stress |
| PAMPs | pathogen-associated molecular patterns |
| PI | pressure injury |
| PI3 | phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase |
| PKC | protein kinase C |
| PTEN | phosphatase and tensin homolog |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| SASP | senescence-associated secretory phenotype |
| TGF-β1 | transforming growth factor beta 1 |
| TNF-α | tumor necrosis factor alpha |
| VCAM-1 | vascular cell adhesion molecule 1 |
| VEGF | vascular endothelial growth factor |
| VLU | venous leg ulcer |