| ATP | Adenosine triphosphate |
| Bcl-2 | B-cell lymphoma 2 |
| bFGF | Basic fibroblast growth factor |
| BM | Biomacromolecule |
| BMP-2 | Bone morphogenetic protein 2 |
| bMSCs | Murine bone mesenchymal stem cells |
| BSA | Bovine serum albumin |
| CA | Carbonic anhydrase |
| cAMP | Cyclic adenosine monophosphate |
| COLL1A1 | Collagen type 1 |
| ConA | Concanavalin A |
| CS | Chondroitin sulfate |
| DMOHS | Dendritic mesoporous organosilica hollow spheres |
| DNA | Deoxyribonucleic acid |
| Cyt c | Cytochrome c |
| DOX | Doxorubicin |
| FA | Folic acid/folate |
| gG | Immunoglobulin G |
| GFP | Green fluorescent protein |
| GM-CSF | Murine granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor |
| GPx | Glutathione peroxidase |
| HMSNs | Hollow mesoporous silica nanoparticles |
| HA | Hyaluronic acid |
| HDFs | Human dermal fibroblasts |
| HOS | Human osteosarcoma |
| HRP | Horseradish peroxidase |
| HSCs | Human stem cells |
| HSP47 | Heat-shock protein 47 |
| IDMSN | Imidazole dendritic mesoporous silica nanoparticles |
| IL-2 | Interleukin-2 |
| kDa | Kilodaltons |
| LA | Lactobionic acid |
| LDL | Low-density lipoprotein |
| MCM-41 | Mobil composition of matter formulation 41 |
| MDR1 | Multidrug resistance protein 1 |
| MEF | Mouse embryonic fibroblastic cells |
| MPLA | Monophosphoryl lipid A |
| miRNA | Micro ribonucleic acid |
| mRNA | messenger ribonucleic acid |
| MSNs | Mesoporous silica nanoparticles |
| NA | Nucleic acid |
| NOX4 | NADPH oxidase 4 |
| OGP | Osteogenic growth peptide |
| OVA | Chicken ovalbumin |
| PAMAM | Polyamidoamine dendrimer |
| PDA | Polydopamine |
| PEG | Polyethylene glycol |
| PEI | Polyethyleneimine |
| pGFP | Fluorescent protein plasmid |
| PKM2 | Glycolytic enzyme pyruvate kinase |
| PMDFs | Primary mouse dermal fibroblast |
| ROS | Oxygen species |
| RSNs | Rough (non-porous and core–shell) silica nanoparticles |
| SBA-15 | Santa Barbara amorphous formulation 15 |
| rBMSCs | Rat bone marrow stromal cells |
| RCA | Rolling circle amplification |
| shRNA | Short hairpin ribonucleic acid |
| siRNA | Small interfering ribonucleic acid |
| SO | Sorafenib |
| SOD | Superoxide dismutase |
| SPIONs | Superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles. |
| TAT | Transactivator of transcription |
| TnC | Tenascin-C |
| TGFβR-1 | Transforming growth factor beta receptor I |
| VEGF | Vascular endothelial growth factor |