ACL |
anterior cruciate ligament |
A. dest. |
distilled water |
AB |
Alcian blue |
ABI |
applied biosystems |
αSMA |
alpha smooth muscle actin |
ALK1 |
activin receptor-like kinase 1 |
2D |
two-dimensional |
3D |
three-dimensional |
DAPI |
4’,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole |
DMEM |
Dulbecco’s modified Eagle’s medium |
ECM |
extracellular matrix |
FCS |
fetal calf serum |
FDA |
fluorescein diacetate |
ITB |
iliotibial band |
HE |
hematoxylin and eosin |
MMP |
matrix-metalloproteinases |
MSC |
mesenchymal stromal cells |
MNE |
mean normalized expression |
OA |
osteoarthritis |
PBS |
phosphate buffered saline |
PFA |
paraformaldehyde |
PGA |
polyglycolic acid |
PI |
propidium iodide |
PRG4 |
lubricin |
RT |
room temperature |
SCX |
scleraxis |
SD |
standard deviation |
TBS |
TRIS buffered saline |
TGFβ1 |
transforming growth factor beta1 |
VEGF |
vascular endothelial growth factor |