| AIM2 | absent in melanoma 2 |
| AP-1 | activator protein-1 |
| BMP | bone morphogenetic protein |
| DAMPs | danger-associated molecular patterns |
| DNMT1 | DNA methyltransferase 1 |
| ECM | extracellular matrix |
| EMT | epithelial−mesenchymal transition |
| En1 | Engrailed-1 |
| EndMT | endothelial cells to mesenchymal cells |
| ERs | estrogen receptor |
| Fli1 | Friend leukemia virus integration 1 |
| HIF-1 | hypoxia-inducible factor-1 |
| HMGB1 | high-mobility group box-1 |
| HS | hypertrophic scars |
| IL-1β | initiators interleukin-1beta |
| IL-4Rα | interleukin-4 receptor α |
| LC | Langerhans cells |
| LH2 | lysyl hydroxylase 2 |
| lncRNAs | long non-coding RNAs |
| LRG-1 | leucine-rich-alpha-2-glycoprotein 1 |
| miRNA | microRNA |
| MMP | matrix metalloprotease |
| MRTFs | myocardin-related transcription factors |
| NETs | neutrophil extracellular traps |
| NK | natural killer |
| PAI-1 | plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 |
| POSAS | patient and observer scar assessment scale |
| PPAR | peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor |
| PRP | platelet-rich plasma |
| PRRs | pattern-recognition receptors |
| RAGE | receptor for advanced glycation end |
| Rv | resolvins |
| RXR | retinoid X receptor |
| SMURF | Smad ubiquitination regulatory factor 2 |
| SSc | systemic skin sclerosis |
| TAZ | transcriptional coactivator with PDZ-binding motif |
| TGF-β | transforming growth factor-beta |
| TIMP | tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinase |
| TMF | trimethoxy-isoflavone |
| TNF-α | tumor necrosis factor-alpha |
| TRIM | tripartite-motif |
| TSA | trichostatin A |
| TTC3 | tetratricopeptide repeat domain 3 |
| VSS | Vancouver Scar Scale |
| YAP1 | Yes-associated protein 1 |
| α-SMA | α-smooth muscle actin |