| ADAM | A disintegrin and metalloproteinase |
| ADAMTS | ADAM with thrombospondin motifs |
| ADAMTSL | ADAMTS like |
| AGRN | Agrin |
| A2M | Alpha-2-macroglobulin |
| ANXA | Annexin |
| BMP | Bone morphogenetic protein |
| BRAL | Brain link protein |
| CILP | Cartilage intermediate layer protein |
| CTS | Cathepsin |
| CXCL | Chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand |
| CCL | Chemokine ligand |
| CHADL | Chondroadherin-like |
| CD | Cluster of differentiation |
| COL | Collagen |
| C1Q | Complement component 1q |
| CLEC | C-type lectin domain family |
| CST | Cystatin |
| Dexa | Dexamethasone |
| EMILIN | Elastin microfibril interfacer |
| EMT | Epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition |
| ECM | Extracellular matrix |
| FAM | Family with sequence similarity |
| FGL | Fibrinogen-like |
| FGF | Fibroblast growth factor |
| FBLN | Fibulin |
| FCN | Ficolin |
| FC | Fold change |
| FDR | False discovery rate |
| GLDN | Gliomedin |
| GREM | Gremlin |
| GDF | Growth/differentiation factor |
| HTR | High-temperature requirement |
| HAPLN | Hyaluronan and proteoglycan link protein |
| HA | Hyaluronan |
| HYAL | Hyaluronidase |
| INHB | Inhibin subunit beta |
| IGF | Insulin-like growth factor |
| ITGA | Integrin alpha subunit |
| ITGB | Integrin beta subunit |
| IFNγ | Interferon gamma |
| IL | Interleukin |
| LAMA | Laminin alpha chain |
| LAMB | Laminin beta chain |
| LAMC | Laminin gamma chain |
| LGALS | Lectin, galactoside-binding, soluble |
| LPS | Lipopolysaccharides |
| LH | Lysyl hydroxylase |
| MCSF | Macrophage colony-stimulating factor |
| MMP | Matrix metalloproteinase |
| MFGE | Milk fat globule epidermal growth fator |
| MDM | Monocyte-derived macrophage |
| NTN | Netrin |
| ON | Osteonectin |
| PLAU | Plasminogen activator, urokinase |
| PDGF | Platelet-derived growth factor |
| PLXN | Plexin |
| PLXDC | Plexin domain containing |
| PCOLCE | Procollagen C-endopeptidase enhancer |
| PPBP | Pro-platelet basic protein |
| SPP1 | Secreted phosphoprotein 1 |
| SPARC | Secreted protein acidic and rich in cysteines |
| SEMA | Semaphorin |
| SPOCK | SPARC/osteonectin, Cwcv, and Kazal-like domains proteoglycan |
| SRPX | Sushi repeat-containing protein |
| THBS | Thrombospondin |
| TIMP | Tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases |
| TLR | Toll-like receptor |
| TGFβ | Transforming growth factor beta |
| TGFBI | Transforming growth factor beta induced |
| TINAGL1 | Tubulointerstitial nephritis antigen-like |
| TSG | Tumor necrosis factor stimulated gene |
| TNFAIP | Tumor necrosis factor alpha induced protein |
| TAM | Tumor-associated macrophage |
| UNC | Uncoordinated locomotion |
| VEGF | Vascular-endothelial growth factor |
| VCAN | Versican |