| ACS | Autologous conditioned serum |
| BBB | Blood–brain barrier |
| BMSCs | Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells |
| BOR | Borneol |
| Cav2.3 | Voltage-gated calcium channel 2.3 |
| CCI-ION | Chronic constriction injury of the infraorbital nerve |
| CFA | Complete Freund’s adjuvant |
| CIBP | Cancer-induced bone pain |
| CIPN | Chemotherapy-induced neuropathic pain |
| COL10A1 | Collagen type X alpha 1 |
| CRPS | Complex regional pain syndrome |
| DMM | Destabilization of the medial meniscus |
| DNP | Diabetic neuropathic pain |
| DRGs | Dorsal root ganglions |
| ESCRT | Endosomal sorting complex required for transport |
| ESEs | Early sorting endosomes |
| Evs | Extracellular vesicles |
| GAGs | Glycosaminoglycans |
| GDNF | Glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor |
| GMP | Good manufacturing practice |
| HCC | Hepatocellular carcinoma |
| hCS | Human conditioned serum |
| HECTD1 | HECT domain E3 ubiquitin protein ligase 1 |
| HUC-MSCs | Human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells |
| IBD | Inflammatory bowel disease |
| IL1R1 | Interleukin 1 receptor type 1 |
| IL-1β | Interleukin-1β |
| ILVs | Intraluminal vesicles |
| JAK2 | Janus kinase-2 |
| LIPs | Liposomes |
| LPA | Lysophosphatidic acid |
| LRP1 | Lipoprotein receptor-related protein 1 |
| LSEs | Late sorting endosomes |
| MNs | Microneedles |
| MOR | Mu-opioid receptor |
| MSC | Mesenchymal stem cell |
| MVBs | Multivesicular bodies |
| MVs | Microvesicles |
| MyD88 | Myeloid differentiation primary response protein 88 |
| NF-κB | Nuclear factor kappa-B |
| NLRP3 | NOD-like receptor thermal protein domain-associated protein 3 |
| NP | Neuropathic pain |
| OA | Osteoarthritis |
| OPRM1 | Opioid receptor mu 1 |
| p38 MAPK | p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| RA | Rheumatoid arthritis |
| Rsad2 | Radical S-adenosyl methionine domain-containing 2 |
| S1P | Sphingosine-1-phosphate |
| SHED | Stem cells of human exfoliated deciduous teeth |
| SNI | Spared nerve injury |
| SNL | Spinal nerve ligation |
| SP1 | Specificity protein 1 |
| STAT3 | Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 |
| STN | Spinal trigeminal nucleus |
| TLR2 | Toll-like receptor 2 |
| TLR3 | Toll-like receptor 3 |
| TLR4 | Toll-like receptor 4 |
| TLR8 | Toll-like receptor 8 |
| TRAF6 | TNF receptor-associated factor 6 |
| VEGFB | Vascular endothelial growth factor B |
| ZIC | Ziconotide |