CAM	Cell-adhesion molecule
CEAP	Clinical, Etiological, Anatomical, and Pathophysiological classification
COL-1/3	Collagen-1/3 genes
COX	Cyclo-oxygenase
CVeD	Chronic venous disorders
CVI	Chronic venous insufficiency
EC	Endothelial cell
ECM	Extra-cellular matrix
FGF-2	Fibroblast growth factor-2
GAG	Glycosaminoglycan
GAGase	Glycosaminoglycanase
GF	Growth factor
HIF	Hypoxia-inducible factor
HO	Hemeoxygenase
IGF-1	Insulin growth factor-1
IL	Interleukin
KGF	Keratinocyte growth factor
MCP-1	Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1
MMP	Matrix metalloproteinase
NO	Nitric oxide
NOS	Nitic oxide synthase
PAI-1	Plasminogen-activator inhibitor-1
PDGF-bb	Platelet derived growth factor-bb
PGI-2	Prostaglandin I-2
PMN	Polymorphonuclear cells
RNS	Reactive nitrous species
ROS	Reactive oxygen species
sENG	Soluble Endoglin
SMC	Smooth muscle cell
TGF-β	Transforming growth factor-beta
TIMP	Tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase
TNF-α	Tumor necrosis factor-α
VEGF	Vascular endothelial growth factor
vWF	von Willebrand factor