| ACAN | Aggrecan |
| ADAMTS | A Disintegrin and Metalloproteinase with Thrombospondin Motifs |
| APC | Allophycocyanin |
| APMA | 4-Aminophenylmercuric Acetate |
| BDNF | Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor |
| CCL2 | C-C Motif Chemokine Ligand 2 |
| CCL5 | C-C Motif Chemokine Ligand 5 |
| CGRP | Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide |
| COL1 | Collagen Type I |
| COL3 | Collagen Type III |
| COX2 | Cyclooxygenase-2 |
| CTRL | Control |
| DAPI | 4′,6-Diamidino-2-Phenylindole |
| DMEM | Dulbecco’s Modified Eagle Medium |
| DCN | Decorin |
| ECM | Extracellular Matrix |
| EDTA | Ethylenediaminetetraacetic Acid |
| ELISA | Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay |
| FBS | Foetal Bovine Serum |
| GAPDH | Glyceraldehyde 3-Phosphate Dehydrogenase |
| GM-CSF | Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor |
| IDO/IDO1 | Indoleamine 2,3-Dioxygenase 1 |
| IL-1β | Interleukin-1β |
| IL1RN | Interleukin 1 Receptor Antagonist |
| IL | Interleukin (IL-4, IL-6, IL-8, IL-10, IL-22, IL-23, IL-28A) |
| IQR | Interquartile Range |
| MAPK | Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase |
| MKX | Mohawk Homeobox |
| MMP | Matrix Metalloproteinase (MMP1, MMP3) |
| NF-κB | Nuclear Factor Kappa B |
| NGF | Nerve Growth Factor |
| PBS | Phosphate-Buffered Saline |
| PEMF | Pulsed Electromagnetic Field |
| PGE2 | Prostaglandin E2 |
| PRP | Platelet-Rich Plasma |
| PSG | Penicillin–Streptomycin–Glutamine |
| PTGES2 | Prostaglandin E Synthase 2 |
| RANTES | Regulated on Activation, Normal T Cell Expressed and Secreted |
| SCX | Scleraxis |
| SOX2 | SRY-Box Transcription Factor 2 |
| SSEA1 | Stage-Specific Embryonic Antigen 1 |
| TAC1 | Tachykinin Precursor 1 |
| TCs | Tenocytes |
| TIMP1 | Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinases 1 |
| TNC | Tenascin C |
| VEGF | Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor |