ADSCs	adipose-derived stem cells
ADT-OH	5-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-3H-1:2-dithiole-3-thione
ATB-429	4-(5-sulfanylidenedithiol-3-yl) phenyl 5-amino-2-hydroxybenzoate
ALG-CHO	partially oxidized alginate
anti CCP	anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide
ARE	antioxidant response element
APCs	antigen-presenting cells
bFGF	basic fibroblast growth factor
cAMP	cyclic adenosine monophosphate
CAT	cysteine aminotransferase
CAT	catalase
CD	cluster of differentiation
cGMP	cyclic guanosine monophosphate
COX 2	cyclooxygenase 2
CS	chondroitin sulfate
CBS	cystathionine beta-synthase
CSE	cystathionine gamma lyase
DAS	diallyl sulfide
DCs	dendritic cells
EC	endothelial cells
ECM	extracellular matrix
eIF2a	eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2
ErK	extracellular signal-regulated kinase
FLS	fibroblast like synoviocytes
FOXP3	forkhead box P3
GaOS	garlic oil soluble extracts
GM-CSF	granulocyte macrophage colony stimulating factor
GPx	glutathione peroxidase
GR	glutathione reductase
GSH	glutathione
GSSH	glutathione persulfide
GST	glutathione-S-transferase
HA	hyaluronic acid
hCPCs	human cardiac progenitor cells
HER 2	human epidermal growth factor receptor 2
HFFs	human foreskin fibroblasts
HO1	heme oxygenase 1
ICAM 1	intercellular Adhesion Molecule 1
IDO 1	indoleamine-pyrrole 2:3- dioxygenase 1
IGF 1	insulin-like growth factor 1
IκB/NF-κB	inhibitor of κB /Nuclear factor κ B
IKK	IκB kinase
IL	interleukin
iNOS	inducible nitric oxide synthase
JK1	H2S donors synthesized from phenylphosphonothioic dichloride
Keap 1	Kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1
LPS	lipopolysaccharides
M1	macrophages M1
M2	macrophages M2
MAPK	mitogen-activated protein kinase
MBs-PFHy	fibrinogen hydrogel incorporating albumin microbubbles
MHC-I	major histocompatibility complex
MMP	matrix metalloproteinase
MMP	pepmatrix metalloproteinase-sensitive peptides
MOCART	magnetic resonance observation of cartilage repair tissue
MSCs	mesenchymal stem cells
MST	3-mercaptopyruvate sulfotransferase
NFκB	nuclear factor kappa beta
NOSH	nitric oxide and hydrogen sulfide
Nrf2	nuclear erythroid factor 2-related factor 2
NSHD 1	N-benzoyl thio-benzamide
OA	osteoarthritis
OBs	osteoblast cell
OCs	osteoclasts cell
OSC	organosulfur compounds
PAG	propargylglycine
PCL	polycaprolactone
PDE	phosphodiesterases
PEG	polyethylene glycol
PERK	protein kinase RNA-like endoplasmic reticulum kinase
PFM	poly(lactic) acid fibrous
PKB	protein kinase B
PLA	polylactic acid
PLLA	poly (l-lactide)
PsA	psoriatic arthritis
PTPs	protein tyrosine phosphatases
QR	quinone reductase
RA	rheumatoid arthritis
RANTES	regulated upon activation, normal T Cell expressed and presumably secreted
RAW 264.7	murine monocyte/macrophage-like lineage
RNS	reactive nitrogen species
ROS	reactive oxygen species
SATO	S-aroylthiooxime
SELENBP1	selenium-binding protein 1
SF	silk fibroin
SOD	superoxide dismutase
SpA	spondyloarthritis
STAT 3	signal transducer and activator of transcription 3
TBZ	4-hydroxythiobenzamide
TGF-β1	transforming growth factor beta 1
Th	T helper cells
TNF α	tumor necrosis factor-α
TST	thiosulfate sulfurtransferase
VCAM 1	vascular cell adhesion molecule 1