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