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. 2026 Jul 22;15(14):1312. doi: 10.3390/cells15141312
Abbreviation Full Name
AAV9 adeno-associated virus serotype 9
ABT263 navitoclax
ACAN aggrecan
ACLT anterior cruciate ligament transection
ADAMTS5 a disintegrin and metalloproteinase with thrombospondin motifs 5
ADSC adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cell
AKT AKT serine/threonine kinase
AMPK adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase
AngC-2 angiogenic chondrocyte-2
ARF6 ADP-ribosylation factor 6
AuNPs gold nanoparticles
BMEC bone marrow endothelial cell
BMP-2 bone morphogenetic protein-2
BMSC bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell
Bu-Sui-Dan Bu-Sui-Dan (traditional Chinese medicine formulation)
CALCRL calcitonin receptor-like receptor
CD31 platelet endothelial cell adhesion molecule-1
CD90 cluster of differentiation 90
CD146 cluster of differentiation 146
COL I collagen type I
COL II collagen type II
COL X collagen type X
COL2A1 collagen type II alpha 1 chain
COL10A1 collagen type X alpha 1 chain
CPC calcium phosphate cement
CRISPR-Cas9 clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats–CRISPR-associated protein 9
CXCL10 C-X-C motif chemokine ligand 10
DBM demineralized bone matrix
DFO deferoxamine
DLL4 delta-like canonical Notch ligand 4
DMM destabilization of the medial meniscus
EGFR epidermal growth factor receptor
EMCN endomucin
eNOS endothelial nitric oxide synthase
Epas1 endothelial PAS domain protein 1
EP4 E-prostanoid 4 receptor
EPC endothelial progenitor cell
FAK focal adhesion kinase
FGF2 fibroblast growth factor 2
FGFR2 fibroblast growth factor receptor 2
FOXO1 forkhead box O1
GelMA gelatin methacryloyl
GLI-1 glioma-associated oncogene homolog-1
GPX4 glutathione peroxidase 4
GRK2 G protein-coupled receptor kinase 2
GSH glutathione
HIF-1α hypoxia-inducible factor 1-alpha
HIF-2α hypoxia-inducible factor 2-alpha
HIF-3α hypoxia-inducible factor 3-alpha
HSP90 heat shock protein 90
HUVEC human umbilical vein endothelial cell
IHH Indian hedgehog
IL-1β interleukin-1 beta
IL-2 interleukin-2
IL-6 interleukin-6
IL-18 interleukin-18
KOA knee osteoarthritis
Lcp1 lymphocyte cytosolic protein 1
LL-37 cathelicidin LL-37
LncHIFCAR long noncoding HIF-1α co-activating RNA
LOX-1 lectin-like oxidized low-density lipoprotein receptor-1
M1 classically activated macrophage
MAPK mitogen-activated protein kinase
miR microRNA
miR-29a-3p microRNA-29a-3p
miR-29cb2 microRNA-29cb2
miR-148b-3p microRNA-148b-3p
MMP matrix metalloproteinase
mTOR mechanistic target of rapamycin
mTORC1 mechanistic target of rapamycin complex 1
MXene (Nb2C) niobium carbide MXene
NAPVSIPQ Asn-Ala-Pro-Val-Ser-Ile-Pro-Gln
NF-κB nuclear factor kappa B
NIPAM N-isopropylacrylamide
Notch Notch receptor
OA osteoarthritis
OARSI Osteoarthritis Research Society International
OCN osteocalcin
OPN osteopontin
Osx Osterix
OVX ovariectomized
p16 cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 2A
p21 cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 1A
p53 tumor protein p53
PAK1 p21-activated kinase 1
PCL-SE polycaprolactone scaffold modified with EPLQLKM and SVVYGLR peptides
PDGF-BB platelet-derived growth factor BB
PDGFR-β platelet-derived growth factor receptor beta
PHD2 prolyl hydroxylase domain-containing protein 2
PI3K phosphoinositide 3-kinase
Plexin-B2 plexin B2
PTMN poly(trimethylene carbonate-co-caprolactone)-b-poly(ethylene glycol) nanoparticles
RAD54L RAD54-like
Rela RELA proto-oncogene, NF-κB p65 subunit
RKIP Raf kinase inhibitor protein
ROBO1 roundabout guidance receptor 1
ROS reactive oxygen species
RUNX2 runt-related transcription factor 2
SCS sulfated chitosan
SCT-HA selenium-doped carbon quantum dot modified hyaluronic acid hydrogel microspheres
SDF-1α stromal cell-derived factor 1α
SHH sonic hedgehog
SIRT1 sirtuin 1
SLC7A11 solute carrier family 7 member 11
SLIT slit guidance ligand
SLIT2 slit guidance ligand 2
SLIT3 slit guidance ligand 3
SnOC senescent osteoclast
SNS silicon nanosheets
SNS@DBM siliconene nanosheet-modified demineralized bone matrix
SOX9 SRY-box transcription factor 9
STAT3 signal transducer and activator of transcription 3
TGF-β1 transforming growth factor beta 1
THVEC type H vascular endothelial cell
TMJ-OA temporomandibular joint osteoarthritis
TNF-α tumor necrosis factor-alpha
TRAP tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase
TRIM65 tripartite motif-containing protein 65
TRPM7 transient receptor potential melastatin 7
TSC1 tuberous sclerosis complex 1
VEGF vascular endothelial growth factor
VEGFα vascular endothelial growth factor A
YAP Yes-associated protein
YSTG Yi Shen Tiao Gan decoction
ZBTB16 zinc finger and BTB domain-containing protein 16
αSMA alpha-smooth muscle actin
β-TCP beta-tricalcium phosphate