ADAMTS5	A disintegrin and metalloproteinase with thrombospondin motifs 5
AKR1B10	Aldo-keto reductase Family 1 Member B10
Akt-MSC	Protein kinase B recombinant MSCs
APCs	Antigen presenting cells
BCL	B Cell Lymphoma
BDNF	Brain-derived neurotropic factor
BMP	Bone morphogenic protein
C/EBP	CCAAT-enhancer binding proteins
Cbfa1	Core-binding factor alpha 1
CCL2	Chemokine ligand-2
CD	Cluster of differentiation
C-MSC	Cord tissue derived MSCs
COX-2	Cyclooxygenase 2
CR3	Complement Receptor 3
CVD	Cardiovascular disease
CXCL	Chemokine Ligand
CXCR	Chemokine receptor
ECM	Extracellular Matrix
Foxp3+	Fork-head box P3
GCSF	Granulocyte-colony stimulating factor
GDM	Gestational diabetes mellitus
HGF	Hepatocyte growth factor
HIF-1α	Hypoxia inducible factor-1α
HLA-G	Human leukocyte antigen-G
HO	Heme-oxygenase
IBMX	3-isobutyl-1-methylxanthine
IDO	Indolamine 2:3-dioxygenase
IL	Interleukin
IR	Insulin resistance
IPC	Insulin producing cell
iNOS	Inducible NO synthase
MAC	Membrane attack complex
MMP-9	Metalloproteinase 9
MIP α/β	Macrophage inflammatory protein
MNC	Mononuclear cell
MSC	Mesenchymal stem cell
N-MSC	Non-tumor MSCs
Ngn 3	Neurogenin 3
NO	Nitric oxide
Nox4	NADPH oxidase 4
04-Oct	Octamer-binding transcription factor 4
OLR1	Oxidized LDL receptor 1
P-MSC	Placenta tissue derived MSCs
Pax 4	Pairedbox 4
PBMC	Peripheral blood mononuclear cell
Pdx-1	Pancreatic and duodenal homeobox-1
PGE2	Prostaglandin E2
PGH2	Prostaglandin H2
PPAR-γ	Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ
RANTES	Regulated on activation, Normal T cell expressed and secreted
ROS	Reactive oxygen species
Runx2	Runt-related gene 2
SOD	Superoxide dismutase
SOX2	Sex-determining region Y-box 2, (SOX2)
T1DM	Type 1 diabetes mellitus
T2DM	Type 2 diabetes mellitus
TB4	Thymosin β-4
TNF-α	Tissue necrosis factor-α
Treg	Immunoregulatory T cell
T-MSC	Tumor derived MSCs
TGF-β	Transforming growth factor-β
TSG6	TNF-inducible gene -6 protein
TZD	Thiazolidinedione
VEGF	Vascular endothelial growth factors
ULBP	UL16 binding protein
ZFP423	Zinc finger protein 423