| ACAN | Aggrecan |
| BMP-4 | Bone morphogenetic protein 4 |
| bMSCs | Bone mesenchymal stem cells |
| COL2A1 | Collagen type II alpha 1 chain |
| COL10A1 | Collagen type X alpha 1 chain |
| COL11A1 | Collagen type XI alpha 1 chain |
| COMP | Cartilage oligomeric matrix protein |
| DAVID | Database for Annotation, Visualization, and Integrated Discovery |
| EBs | Embryoid bodies |
| FGF-2 | Basic fibroblast growth factor |
| FGFR1 | Fibroblast growth factor receptor 1 |
| FOX | Forkhead box (Fox gene family) |
| GAG | glycosaminoglycan |
| GEO | Gene Expression Omnibus |
| GFs | Growth factors |
| GO | Gene ontology |
| GPCCi001-A | Human induced pluripotent stem cell line created in Greater Poland Cancer Centre |
| hADSCs | Human adipose-derived stem cells |
| hiPSCs | Human induced pluripotent stem cells |
| HPGD | 15-hydroxyprostaglandin dehydrogenase |
| HOX | Homeobox genes |
| IGF-1 | Insulin-like growth factor 1 |
| ITS | Insulin–transferrin–selenium |
| KEGG | Kyoto Encyclopedia Genes and Genomes |
| MMP-13 | Matrix metallopeptidase 13 |
| MSCs | Mesenchymal stem cells |
| PDGF-BB | Platelet-derived growth factor |
| RARB | Retinoic acid receptor, beta polypeptide |
| RMA | Robust Multiarray Average Normalization Algorithm |
| SCs | Stem cells |
| SEMA3C | Semaphorin 3C |
| SONFH | steroid-induced osteonecrosis of the femoral head |
| SOX | SRY (sex determining region Y)-box genes |
| TGF-β3 | Transforming growth factor beta 3 |
| VEGF | Vascular endothelial growth factor |
| VEGFR2 | Vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2 |
| Wnt | Wingless-type MMTV integration site family |