| ASCs | Adipose-derived MSCs |
| ATRA | All-trans retinoic acid |
| CK | Cytokeratin |
| CPE | Viral load dependent cytopathological effect |
| FBS | Fetal bovine serum |
| HCMV | Human cytomegalovirus |
| ICAM-1 | Intercellular adhesion molecule 1 |
| IFNγ | γ−Interferon |
| IL | Interleukin |
| MCP-1 | Monocyte chemotactic protein |
| MSCs | Mesenchymal stromal/stem cells |
| MOI | Multiplicity of infection |
| PCR | Polymerase chain reaction |
| prASCs | ASCs from perirenal adipose tissue |
| qPCR | Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction |
| RT | Room temperature |
| TLR | Toll-like receptor |
| TNFα | Tumor necrosis factor-α |
| UL83 | HCMV-specific mRNA of UL83-coded phosphoprotein 65 |