ADAMTS	A disintegrin and metalloproteinase with thrombospondin-1 domains
Caspase	Cyseinyl-aspartate specific proteinase
CASY	Cell counter and analyser system
DMMB	1,9 Dimethylmethylene blue
ECM	Extracellular matrix
EDTA	Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid
ER	Endoplasmatic reticulum
FDA	Food and Drug Administration
FCS	Fetal calf serum
sGAG	Sulfated glycosaminoglycan
IL	Interleukin
ITS	Insulin-transferrin-selenium
LDH	Lactate dehydrogenase
MAPK	mitogen-activated protein kinase
MMP	Matrix metalloproteinase
mTOR	Mechanistic target of rapamycin
mTORC	Mechanistic target of rapamycin complex
NF-κB	Nuclear factor κ-light-chain-enhancer of activated B-cells
NSAID	Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
OA	Osteoarthritis
pS6	Phospho-S6
RT-PCR	Real time polymerase chain reaction
SOX	SRY-box
TNF	Tumor necrosis factor
TGF	Transforming growth factor