α-SMA	α-smooth muscle actin
Ang	angiopoietin
CDC	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
db/db	genetically diabetic mouse model
DIO	diet-induced obesity
DN	diabetic nephropathy
DFU	diabetic foot ulcer
DM2	diabetes mellitus type II
EC	endothelial cell
ECM	extracellular matrix
EGF	epidermal growth factor
EPC	endothelial progenitor cell
FGF	fibroblast growth factor
HBOT	hyperbaric oxygen therapy
HFD	high fat diet
HIF	hypoxia inducible factor
MAPK	mitogen-activated protein kinase
NG2	neural/glial antigen-2
PDGF	platelet derived growth factor
PDGFR	platelet derived growth factor receptor
PEDF	pigment epithelium derived factor
RGS5	regulator of G-protein signaling 5
SERPIN	serine protease inhibitor
Shh	sonic hedgehog
SPRY2	sprouty homolog 2
STZ	streptozotocin
Tie2	angiopoietin-2 receptor
TGFβ	transforming growth factor β
TNF-α	tumor necrosis factor-α
VEGF	vascular endothelial growth factor