AF	Amniotic fluid
AP-1	Activating protein-1
aP2	Adipocyte protein 2
ASCs	Adipose-derived stromal/stem cells
AT	Adipose tissue
BAT	Brown adipose tissue
BM	Bone marrow
BM-MSCs	Bone marrow-derived MSCs
BMP7	Bone morphogenetic protein-7
C/EBP	CAAT-enhancer binding proteins
cAMP	Cyclic Adenosine Monophosphate
CHOP	C/EBP homologous protein
cs	Cell surface
DLK	Delta-like
DLL	Delta-like ligands
DOS	Delta and OSM-11
DP	Dental pulp
DSL	Delta-Serrate-LAG-2
DXM	Dexamethasone
ECM	Extracellular matrix
EGF	Epidermal growth factor
ERKs	Extracellular signal-regulated kinases
FA-1	fetal antigen-1
FABP4	Fatty acid-binding protein 4
FBS	Fetal bovine serum
Foxp1	Foxhead P1
hASCs	Human-derived ASCs
hBM-MSCs	Human-derived BM-MSCs
hWJSCs	Human-derived WJSCs
IBMX	3-Isobutyl-1-methylxantine
IGF-1	Insulin-like growth factor 1
IRS-1	Insulin receptor substrate 1
JNKs	Jun amino-terminal kinases
kDa	kilo Dalton
KLFs	Krüppel-like factors
LDL	Low-density lipoprotein
MAPK	Mitogen-activated protein kinase
mASCs	Mouse ASCs
MEFs	Mouse embryo fibroblasts
MEK	Mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase
mPref-1	Membrane bound Pref-1
mRNA	Messenger ribonucleic acid
MSCs	Mesenchymal stromal/stem cells
Myf-5	Myogenic factor 5
nFS	Neonatal foreskin
PC	Placenta
PECK	Phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase
PGC-1α	PPARγ co-activator-alpha
PPARγ	Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma
PRDM16	PR domain containing 16
Pref-1	Preadipocyte factor-1
PS	Periosteum
PV	Perivascular region
RT-qPCR	Reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction
SAPKs	Stress-activated kinases
SF	Synovium fluid
SHED	Exfoliated deciduous teeth
SMAD	Mothers against decapentaplegic homolog
SOX	Sex determining region Y-box
SV	Synovium
sPref-1	Soluble Pref-1
SREBP-1	Sterol regulatory element binding protein 1
STAT	Signal transducer and activator of transcription
SVF	Stromal vascular fraction
TACE	Tumor necrosis factor alpha converting enzyme
UC	Umbilical cord
UCB	Umbilical cord blood
UCP1	Uncoupling protein 1
UTR	Untranslated region
WAT	White adipose tissue
WJSCs	Wharton’s jelly derived stromal/stem cells
Wnt	Wingless/integrated protein
ZEB1	Zinc finger E-box binding homeobox 1