AAV	adeno-associated virus
ABCA1	ATP-binding cassette transporter A1
AC	articular cartilage
ACAN	Aggrecan
ACVRL1	activin A receptor like type 1
ADAM17	A disintegrin and metalloproteinase domain-containing protein 17
ADAMTS	A disintegrin and metalloproteinase with thrombospondin motifs
ADPN	adiponectin
ALK	activin receptor-like kinase
AML	acute myeloid leukemia
AP-1	activator protein 1
APOA1	apolipoprotein A1
ASPN	asporin
BMI	body mass index
BMP	bone morphogenetic protein
CaMK2	calmodulin-dependent protein kinase 2
CCL2	C-C motif chemokine ligand 2
CCDN1	cyclin D1
CDK6	cyclin dependent kinase 6
cFOS	cellular oncogene Fos
CIR	cartilage injury-related
COL2A1	collagen type II α 1 chain
COL4A2	collagen type IV α 2 chain
COL10A1	collagen type X α 1 chain
CREB3L1	CAMP Responsive Element Binding Protein 3 Like 1
CSE	cystathionine-γ-lyase
CTGF	connective tissue growth factor
CYR61	cysteine-rich angiogenic inducer 61
CXCL12	C-X-C Motif Chemokine Ligand 12
DKK1	dickkopf WNT signaling pathway inhibitor 1
DKK3	dickkopf WNT signaling pathway inhibitor 3
DLL1	Delta-like 1
DZ	deep zone
ECM	extracellular matrix
ELF3	E74-like factor 3
ELK1	ETS-domain protein ELK1
ERG	ETS-related gene
ERK	extracellular signal-regulated kinase
ETS	avian erythroblastosis virus E26 oncogene homolog
FGF2	fibroblast growth factor 2
FGFBP1	fibroblast growth factor binding protein 1
FGFR	fibroblast growth factor receptor
FLT-1	Fms related tyrosine kinase 1
FLT-4	Fms related tyrosine kinase 4
FOSB	FBJ murine osteosarcoma viral oncogene homolog B
FRZB	frizzled related protein
GDF5	growth differentiation factor 5
GLI1	glioma-associated oncogene homolog 1
HDAC4	histone deacetylase 4
HES	hairy and enhancer of split
HES1	hairy and enhancer of split 1
HES5	hairy and enhancer of split 5
Hh	Hedgehog
HHIP	hedgehog interacting protein
HIF-1α	hypoxia-inducible factor-1α
HMGA1	high mobility group protein A1
HSPG	heparan sulfate proteoglycan
IGF	insulin like growth factor
IHH	indian hedgehog
IL	interleukin
IL-1β	IL-1 beta
IL-1R	IL-1 receptor
IL-1Ra	IL-1 receptor antagonist
IRAK1	IL-1 receptor-associated kinase 1
LncRNA	long non-coding RNA
I-TAC	interferon-inducible T-cell alpha chemoattractant
JAG1	jagged 1
JAK	janus kinase
JNK	JUN N-terminal kinase
KDR	kinase insert domain receptor
KPNA3	karyopherin subunit alpha 3
KRAS	Kirsten rat sarcoma viral oncogene homolog
MALT1	mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma translocation protein 1
MAPK	mitogen activated protein kinase
MAP3K7	mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase 7
MCP-1	monocyte chemotactic protein 1
MCPIP-1	monocyte chemoattractant protein-induced protein 1
MIG	monokine induced by interferon-gamma
miRNA	Micro RNA
MMP	matrix metalloproteinase
MSPC	mesenchymal stem and progenitor cells
Matn3	matrilin 3
Mtf-1	metal regulatory transcription factor-1
MZ	middle zone
NFAT5	CaMK2 nuclear factor of activated T-cells 5, tonicity-responsive
NFATC2	nuclear factor of activated T-cells 2
NF-κB	nuclear factor kappa B
NOTCH	notch homolog
NRAS	neuroblastoma RAS viral oncogene homolog
OA	osteoarthritis
OSM	oncostatin M
PBMC	peripheral blood mononuclear cells
PCM	pericellular matrix
PI3K	phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase
PKC δ	protein kinase C δ
PTCH1	patched 1
R	recombinant
RAS	rat sarcoma viral oncogene homolog
RUNX2	runt related transcription factor 2
SCSO	superficial cell spatial organization
SDF1	Stromal cell derived factor 1
SF	synovial fluid
SHH	sonic hedgehog
SIRT1	sirtuin 1
SMAD	SMA- and MAD-related protein
SNP	single nucleotide polymorphism
SOX9	SRY-related HMG box-containing
SREBP-2	sterol regulatory element-binding protein 2
STAT3	signal transducer and activator of transcription 3
SZ	superficial zone
TAB3	TGF-β activated kinase 1 and MAP3K7 binding protein 3
TAK1	TGF-β-activated kinase-1
TGF-β	transforming growth factor β
TGFBR	transforming growth factor β receptor
TIMP	tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases
TMJ	temporomandibular joint
TNF-α	tumor necrosis factor α
TNFRSF11B	tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily member 11b
TRAF6	TNF receptor-associated factor 6
VEGF	vascular endothelial growth factor
WNT	wingless-type MMTV integration site family
ZIP8	Zrt- and Irt-like protein 8