| CIA | Collagen-induced arthritis |
| MSC | Mesenchymal stem/stromal cells |
| TNF-α | Tumor necrosis factor-alpha |
| IL | Interleukin |
| RA | Rheumatoid Arthritis |
| FD | Femoral defect |
| CIA+FD | Collagen-induced arthritis with femoral defect |
| RT-qPCR | Reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction |
| CII-IFA | Collagen type II-Incomplete Freund’s adjuvant |
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