ALP	Alkaline phosphatase
ASCs	Adipose-derived stromal/stem cells
BMPs	Bone morphogenic proteins
C1q	Complement 1q
CCR7	Chemokine receptor 7
CXCL7	chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand 7
DFO	Deferoxamine
Erk	Extracellular signal–regulated kinase
Flt3	Fms-related tyrosine kinase 3
GFs	Growth factors
GTPase	GTP hydrolase
HCELL	Haematopoietic cell E-selectin/L-selectin ligand
HGF	Hepatocyte growth factor
HMGB1	High mobility group box 1
IA	Intra-arterial
IC	Intracoronary
IGF	Insulin-like growth factor
IGFBP5	Insulin-like growth factor binding protein 5
IV	Intravenous
LRG1	Leucine-rich-alpha-2-glycoprotein1
MMP	Matrix metalloproteinases
NK	Natural killer
OA	Osteoarthritis
PDGFs	platelet-derived growth factors
PDLSCs	Primary period ligament stem cells
PSGL-1	P-selectin glycoprotein ligand-1
PTH	Parathyroid hormone
RAGE	Receptor for advanced glycation end
SATB 2	Special AT-rich sequence binding protein 2
SCF	Stem cell factor
SDF-1α	Stromal cell-derived factor-1 alpha;
SLEX	Sialyl Lewis X
Sox9	Sry-related high-mobility group box 9
TGF-β	Transforming growth factor-β
TNFα	Tumor necrosis factor alpha
VCAM-1	Vascular cell adhesion molecule 1
VEGF	Vascular endothelial growth factor