| IL | Interleukin |
| IL-1β | Interleukin-1 beta |
| IL-6 | Interleukin-6 |
| IL-1 α | Interleukin-1 alpha |
| VEGF | Vascular endothelial growth factor |
| t-PA | Tissue plasminogen activator |
| PAI-1 | Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 |
| PBS | Phosphate-buffered saline |
| ELISA | Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay |
| TNF-α | Tumor necrosis factor-alpha |
| MMP-9 | Matrix metalloproteinase-9 |
| SPSS | Statistical Package for the Social Sciences |
| SD | Standard deviation |
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