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. 2026 Feb 28;13(3):291. doi: 10.3390/bioengineering13030291
2D Two-dimensional
3D Three-dimensional
αSMA α-smooth muscle actin
ABCG2+ ATP-binding cassette super-family G member 2-positive
ACOS Artificial conventional outflow system
ADSC Adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cell
AH Aqueous humor
AM Acrylamide
ANGPTL7 Angiopoietin-like 7
AQP Aquaporin
AV Aqueous vein
BM-MSC Bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cell
CC Collector channels
CCEs Collector channel entrances
CCL Chemokine
CHI3L1 Chitinase-3-like protein 1
CLAN Crosslinked actin network
COL1A1 Collagen type I alpha 1 chain
COL4A5 Collagen type IV alpha 5 chain
COLI/IV Collagen type I and collagen type IV
COLIV Collagen type IV
CS Chondroitin sulfate
CSM Corneoscleral meshwork
CTGF Connective tissue growth factor
CXCR4 C-X-C chemokine receptor type 4
CYP1B1 Cytochrome P450 family 1 subfamily B member 1
DEX Dexamethasone
ECM Extracellular matrix
EDTA Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid
EP2 Prostaglandin E2 receptor 2
ER Endoplasmic reticulum
ERK Extracellular signal regulated kinase
EV Episcleral vein
FBS Fetal bovine serum
FN Fibronectin
FP Prostaglandin F prostanoid receptor
GAG Glycosaminoglycan
GelMA Gelatin methacryloyl
GMPs Good manufacturing practices
GTM HTM cells derived from donors with glaucoma
HA Hyaluronic acid
HNK1 Human natural killer-1 antigen
HSC Human Schlemm’s canal
HTM Human trabecular meshwork
IL Interleukin
IOP Intraocular pressure
iPSC Induced pluripotent stem cell
iPSC-TM Induced pluripotent stem cell-derived trabecular meshwork
JCT Juxtacanalicular connective tissue
Lat-B Latrunculin B
LEC Lymphatic endothelial cell
LTBP2 Latent transforming growth factor beta binding protein 2
MCP Monocyte chemoattractant protein
MEW Melt electrowriting
MGP Matrix Gla protein
MSC Mesenchymal stem cell
MYOC Myocilin
NCCs Neural crest cells
NGFR Nerve growth factor receptor
PA Prednisolone acetate
PCL Poly-ε-caprolactone/polycaprolactone
PDMS Polydimethylsiloxane
p-MLC Phosphorylated myosin light chain
POAG Primary open-angle glaucoma
RGCs Retinal ganglion cells
ROCK Rho-associated protein kinase
ROS Reactive oxygen species
SC Schlemm’s canal
SDF1 Stromal cell-derived factor 1
SEM Scanning electron microscopy
sEVs Small extracellular vehicles
siC siRNA control
siRNA Small interfering RNA
SPARC Secreted protein acidic and rich in cysteine
STL Stereolithography
TAZ Transcriptional co-activator with PDZ-binding motif
TEER Transepithelial electrical resistance
TGFβ Transforming growth factor beta
TGM Transglutaminase
TIMP3 Tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases-3
TM Trabecular meshwork
TMSCs Trabecular meshwork stem cells
TRPV4 Transient receptor potential vanilloid 4
UVM Uveal meshwork
VCAM1 Vascular cell adhesion molecule 1
VEGF-C Vascular endothelial growth factor-C
YAP Yes-associated protein