AAV2	Adeno-associated viruses.
ADAMTS	a disintegrin and metalloproteinase with thrombospondin motifs.
AFM	Atomic force microscopy.
Akt	Protein kinase B.
BMP	Bone mineral protein.
COMP	Cartilage oligomeric matrix protein.
CTX II	C-terminal cross-linked telopeptides of type II collagen.
ECM	Extracellular Matrix.
ER	Endoplasmic reticulum.
GAG	Glycosaminoglycan.
hrAFM	High-resolution atomic force microscopy.
LYVE-1	lymphatic vessel endothelial hyaluronan receptor 1.
MAPK	Mitogen-activated protein kinase.
MMP-3	Matrix metalloprotease-3.
mTOR	mammalian target of rapamycin.
OA	Osteoarthritis.
PI3K	Phosphoinositide 3-kinase.
PSACH	Pseudoachondroplasia.
P-Smad	Phosphorylated Caenorhabditis elegans SMA (small worm phenotype) and MAD family (Mothers Against Decapentaplegic).
RA	Rheumatoid arthritis.
SIRT6	Sirtuin 6 a stress responsive protein deacetylase/mono-ADP ribosyltransferase.
SLRP	Small leucine repeat proteoglycan.
TSP-5	Thrombospondin-5.
TGF-β	Transforming growth factor-beta.
Tie2	Endothelial receptor tyrosine kinase receptor-2.