| DMEM | Dulbecco’s Modified Eagle Medium |
| FBS | Fetal Bovine Serum |
| LPS | Lipopolysaccharide |
| MTT | 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide |
| DMSO | Dimethyl sulfoxide |
| ELISA | Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay |
| RT-qPCR | Reverse transcription-quantitative PCR |
| MMP | Matrix metalloproteinase |
| IGFBP-3 | Insulin-like growth factor-binding protein 3 |
| TGF-β | Transforming growth factor beta |
| IL | Interleukin |
| TNF-α | Tumor necrosis factor alpha |
| ECM | Extracellular matrix |
| PVDF | Polyvinylidene fluoride |
| ECL | Electrochemical luminescence |
| SDS-PAGE | Sodium dodecyl sulfate–polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis |