Table 6.
Abbreviations used in the text
| Expanded form | Abbreviation |
|---|---|
| a-Smooth Muscle Actin | a-SMA |
| Activator Protein-1 | AP-1 |
| Aquaporin | AQP |
| Aqueous Fluids | AF |
| Atrial Natriuretic Peptide | ANP |
| basic Fibroblast Growth Factor | bFGF |
| Chemokine C-X-C motif Ligand 1 | CXCL1 |
| EndoThelin-1 | ET-1 |
| EpiRetinal Membrane | ERM |
| Epithelial Membrane Protein-2 | EMP2 |
| ET receptors A | ETA |
| ET receptors B | ETB |
| Extra Domain A | EDA |
| Extra Domain B | EDB |
| Extracellular Matrix | ECM |
| Fibronectin | FN |
| Glial cell-line-Derived Growth Factor | GDNF |
| Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein | GFAP |
| Glycogen Synthase Kinase-3b | GSK-3b |
| Hepatocyte Growth Factor | HGF |
| Immunoglobulin G | IgG |
| Insulin-like Growth Factor | IGF |
| Interleukin -6 | IL-6 |
| Interleukin -8 | IL-8 |
| Internal Limiting Membrane | ILM |
| Intracellular Adhesion Molecule 1 | ICAM-1 |
| 11 Ligand-binding Repeats (also known as SorLA or SORL1) | LR11 |
| Macular Holes | MHs |
| Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein-1 | MCP-1 |
| Müller Glial Cells | MGCs |
| Natriuretic Peptide | NP |
| Nerve Growth Factor | NGF |
| Nuclear Factor Kappa B | NF-κB |
| Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase | PI3K |
| Pigment Epithelium-Derived Factor | PEDF |
| Platelet-Derived Growth Factor | PDGF |
| Platelet-Derived Growth Factor A | PDGF-A |
| Posterior Vitreous Detachment | PVD |
| Preretinal Macular Fibrosis | PMF |
| Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy | PDR |
| Proliferative Vitreoretinopathy | PVR |
| Retinal Detachment | RD |
| Retinal Pigment Epithelium cells | RPE |
| Tenascin C | TNC |
| Transforming Growth Factor | TGF |
| Transforming Growth Factor-β | TGF-β |
| Tropomyosin Receptor Kinase A | TrkA |
| Tropomyosin Receptor Kinase B | TrkB |
| Tropomyosin Receptor Kinase C | TrkC |
| Tumor Necrosis Factor alpha | TNFα |
| Type III homology Connecting Segment | IIICS |
| Tyrosine Kinase Receptors | RTKs |
| Ubiquitin | Ub |
| v-REL avian reticuloendotheliosis viral oncogene homolog A | RELA |
| Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor | VEGF |
| Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor-A | VEGF-A |
| Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells | VSMC |
| Vitreous Fluids | VF |
| Wild-type p53-Induced Phosphatase 1 | Wip1 |