| RT | room temperature |
| ECM | extracellular matric |
| HA | hyaluronic acid |
| MMP | matrix metalloproteinase |
| TIMP | tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase |
| SM | size markers |
| HPL-SEC | high-performance liquid size-exclusion chromatography |
| MTT | 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide |
| LDH | lactate dehydrogenase |
| TGF-β | transforming growth factor beta |
| AP-1 | activator protein 1 |
| NF-κB | nuclear factor-kappa B |
| EDTA | ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid |