α-SMA	Alpha Smooth Muscle Actin
Ca2+	calcium
CaSR	calcium-sensing receptors
CCB	calcium channel-blocker
CTF	cell traction force
DNA	deoxyribonucleic acid
ECF	extracellular fluid
ECM	extracellular matrix
EGFR	epidermal growth factor receptor
ERK	extracellular signal-related kinase
FAK	focal adhesion kinase
FAKI	focal adhesion kinase inhibitor
GPCR	G protein-coupled receptor
HCN	hyperpolarization-activated Cyclic Nucleotide-gated
HTS	hypertrophic scar
ILK	integrin-linked kinase
IPF	idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
K+	kalium
LAP	latency-associated peptide
LTBP-1	latent TGF-β-binding-protein-1
miRNA	microRNA
MMP	matrix metalloproteinase
mRNA	messenger RNAs
MS	mechanosensitive
MSCs	mechanosensitive ion channels
mTOR	mammalian target of rapamycine
MYLK	myosin light chain kinase
Na+	natrium
NO	nitric oxide
PAI-1	plasminogen activator inhibitor type-1
PI3K	phosphoinositide 3-kinase
RAN	ribonucleic acid
RTK	receptor tyrosine kinase
ROCK	rho-associated coiled-coil kinase
ROS	reactive oxygen species
siRNA	small interfering RNA
TAZ	tafazzin
TGFβ	transforming growth factor beta
TIMP	tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinase
TRP	transient receptor potential
TRPV4	transient receptor potential vanilloid 4
VAS	visual analogue scale
YAP	yes-associated protein