| Arg9 | Nona-arginine |
| BSA | Bovine serum albumin |
| cFGF2 | Control fibroblast growth factor 2 |
| CPPs | Cell-penetrating peptides |
| DAPI | 4′,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole |
| DDS | Drug-delivery system |
| DMEM | Dulbecco’s modified Eagle’s medium |
| DYN | Dynasore |
| E. coli | Escherichia coli |
| EDTA | Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid |
| ELISA | Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay |
| FGFR | Fibroblast growth factor receptor |
| FITC | Fluorescein isothiocyanate |
| HDF | Human dermal fibroblast |
| hFGF2 | Human fibroblast growth factor 2 |
| LMWP | Low-molecular-weight protamine |
| MBP | Maltose binding protein |
| NOC | Nocodazole |
| ns | Not significant |
| NR-FGF2 | Ara27-conjugated fibroblast growth factor 2 |
| PBS | Phosphate-buffered saline |
| SD | Standard deviation |
| SDS-PAGE | Sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis |
| TBST | Tween 20 Tris-buffered saline |
| tFGF2 | Tat-conjugated fibroblast growth factor 2 |