| AT-MSCs | adipose tissue derived MSCs |
| BBB | Basso, Beattie and Bresnahan test |
| BDNF | brain derived growth factor |
| bNGF | basic nerve growth factor |
| BM-MSCs | bone marrow derived MSCs |
| CNS | central nervous system |
| cM | non-conditioned (control) medium |
| CM | conditioned medium |
| CSF | cerebrospinal fluid |
| DRG | dorsal root ganglion |
| EDTA | ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid |
| FGF2 | basic fibroblast growth factor |
| GAP43 | growth-associated protein 43 |
| GFAP | glial fibrillary acidic protein |
| HGF | hepatocyte growth factor |
| HSP 70 | heat shock protein 70 |
| IDO | indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase |
| IFN-γ | interferon gamma |
| IL-1β, IL-2, IL-4, IL-6, IL-10, IL-12p70 | interleukins 1β, 2, 4, 6, 10, 12p70 |
| Irf5 | Interferon regulatory factor 5 |
| ITS | insulin, transferrin, selenite supplement |
| MCP1 (CCL-2) | monocyte chemoattractant protein 1 |
| MIP1α (CCL3) | macrophage inflammatory protein 1 alpha |
| Mrc1 | mannose receptor C type 1 |
| MSCs | Mesenchymal stromal cells |
| Nf-κb | nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells |
| Olig2 | oligodendrocyte transcription factor 2 |
| PBS | phosphate buffered saline |
| qRT-PCR | quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction |
| SCI | spinal cord injury |
| SDF1α | stromal cell-derived factor-1 alpha |
| sICAM1 | soluble intercellular adhesion molecule-1 |
| sVCAM1 | soluble vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 |
| TNF-α | tumor necrosis factor alpha WJ-MSCs: Wharton’s jelly derived MSCs |