| 3D | three-dimensional |
| 7-AAD | 7-aminoactinomycin D |
| AP-1 | activator protein-1 |
| cAMP | cyclic cyclic adenosine monophosphate |
| DMEM | Dulbecco’s Modified Eagle’s medium |
| DMSO | dimethyl sulfoxide |
| EGF | epidermal growth factor |
| ERK | extracellular signal-regulated kinase |
| FBS | fetal bovine serum |
| FITC | fluorescein isothiocyanate |
| GAPDH | glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase |
| JNK | c-Jun N-terminal kinase |
| LDLR | low-density-lipoprotein receptor |
| MAPK | mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| MMP | matrix metalloproteinase |
| MTT | 3-(4,5-dimethyl thiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide |
| NF-κB | nuclear factor kappa light chain enhancer of activated B cells |
| pN-ColIα1 | pro-collagen α1(I) N-propeptide |
| RIPA | radio-immunoprecipitation assay |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| TNF | tumor necrosis factor |