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. 2026 Aug 25;15(17):1529. doi: 10.3390/cells15171529
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