| ACAN | aggrecan |
| ANK3 | ankyrin family member ankyrin 3 |
| BGN | biglycan |
| BSCL2 | seipin lipid droplet biogenesis associated |
| CASQ2 | calsequestrin 2 |
| CCL2 | C-C motif chemokine ligand 2 |
| CCL25 | Thymus-expressed chemokine |
| CCL3 | C-C motif chemokine ligand 3 |
| CCL4 | C-C motif chemokine ligand 4 |
| CCL7 | C-C motif chemokine ligand 7 |
| CCR9 | C-C motif chemokine receptor 9 |
| COL10A1 | collagen type X |
| COL1A1 | collagen type I |
| COL2A1 | collagen type II |
| COMP | cartilage oligomeric matrix protein |
| CSPG4 | chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan 4 |
| CXCL12 | stromal cell-derived factor 1α |
| CXCL2 | C-X-C motif chemokine 2 |
| DCN | decorin |
| ECM | extracellular matrix |
| EGR1 | early growth response protein 1 |
| ESPN | espin |
| ETS1 | transcription factors like ETS proto-oncogene 1 |
| FMOD | fibromodulin |
| FOSB | FosB proto-oncogene, AP-1 transcription factor subunit |
| GAD2 | glutamate decarboxylase 2 |
| GAPDH | glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase |
| HAPLN1 | link protein |
| IL18 | interleukin 18 |
| IL-1β | interleukin 1 beta |
| IL8 | interleukin-8 |
| IVL | involucrin |
| JAK2 | janus kinase 2 |
| JUN | jun proto-oncogene, AP-1 transcription factor unit |
| JUNB | jun B proto-oncogene |
| LEPREL4 | leprecan-like 4 |
| LUM | lumican |
| MAPK | mitogen-activated protein kinases |
| MARVELD3 | tight-junction component MARVEL domain-containing protein 3 |
| MMP | matrix metallopeptidases |
| MSC | mesenchymal stem- or stromal cells |
| OA | osteoarthritis |
| PI3K-Akt | phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase- serine/threonine kinase |
| POSTN | periostin |
| PTGES | prostaglandin E synthase |
| SLC12A1 | solute carrier family 12 member 1 |
| SMPD1 | sphingomyelin phosphodiesterase 1 |
| SOD2 | superoxide dismutase 2 |
| SOX9 | SRY-box 9 |
| TNF-α | tumor necrosis factor-α |
| TTC28 | tetratricopeptide repeat domain 28 |
| VCAN | versican |