3D	Three-Dimensional
ACI	Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation
ACLT	Anterior Cruciate Ligament Transection
AGC	Aggrecan
AGEs	Advanced Glycation End products
AMPK/mTOR	Adenosine Monophosphate-activated Protein Kinase/rapamycin
AP-1	Activator Protein-1
ASU	Avocado/Soybean Unsaponifiable (ASU)
BALB/c	Bagg Albino Laboratory-Bred strain c of the house mouse
BFP-MSCs	Buccal Fat Pad-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells
BMP-6	Bone Morphogenic Protein-6
CIA	Collagen-Induced Arthritis
COL2A1	Collagen type II
COX-2	Cyclooxygenase-2
CS	Chitosan
CSG	Chitosan-Gelatin Scaffolds
CSPGs	Cartilage-Specific Proteoglycans
DJD	Degenerative Joint Disease
DMEM	Dulbecco’s Modified Eagle’s Medium
DMM	Destabilization of the Medial Meniscus
DMSO	Dimethyl Sulphoxide
ECM	Extracellular Matrix
EFSA	European Food Safety Authority
EM	Electron Microscopy
EMSA	Electrophoretic Mobility Shift Assay
FDA	US Food and Drug Administration
GA	Glutaraldehyde
GAGs	Glycosaminoglycans
GC	Gas Chromatography
Gel/HA	Gelatin/Hyaluronic Acid
GlcN	Glucosamine
GRE	Ginger Root Extract
H2O2	Hydrogen peroxide
hADSCs	Human Adipose Tissue-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells
HIF	Hypoxia-Inducible Factor
HPG	Hyperbranched Polyglycerol
HPLS	High Pressure Liquid Chromatography
Ica	Icariin
IGF-1	Insulin-Like Growth Factor-1
IHC	Immunohistochemistry
Ihh	Indian Hedgehog
IkBα	Inhibitor of Kappa B Alpha
IKKβ	inhibitor of Nuclear Factor Kappa-B Kinase Subunit Beta (IKKβ),
IL-1β	Interleukin-1β
IGFBP-3	Insulin-like-growth-factor-binding-protein-3
iNOS	Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase
JNK/ERK/AP-1	c-Jun N-terminal kinase/Extracellular signal-Regulated Kinase/Activator Protein -1 pathways
LA	α-Lipoic Acid
LPS	Lipopolysaccharides
LTB	Leukotriene B
MAPK	Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase
MKK3	Mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase 3
MMP	Matrix Metalloproteinase
MSCs	Mesenchymal Stem Cells
MTT	((3-(4,5-Dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-Diphenyl-Tetrazolium-Bromid))
NF-κB	Nuclear Factor-Kappa B
NO	Nitric Oxide
NSAIDs	Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs
OA	Osteoarthritis
Oxi-HA/Res	Oxidized Hyaluronic Acid/Resveratrol
PAI	Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor
PARP	Poly(ADP-ribose)-Polymerasen
PCH	Primary Human Chondrocytes
PCR	Polymerase Chain Reaction.
PFE	Pomegranate Fruit Extract
PG	Proteoglycan
PGE2	Prostaglandin E2
PHrP	Parathyroid Hormone-Related Proteins
PLA	Poly(Lactic Acid)
PLLA	Poly(L-lactic acid)
PVA	Poly(Vinyl Alcohol)
RA	Rheumatoid Arthritis
ROS	Reactive Oxygen Species
RUNX-2	Runt-related transcription factor 2
S-35	35-sulfate into proteoglycans
SIRT1	Histone Deacetylase Sirtuin-1
Sirtuin-1	Silent Mating-Type Information Regulation-1
SNP	sodium nitroprusside
SOX9	(Sex-Determining Region Y)-Box
TE	Tissue Engineering
TGF-β	Transforming Growth Factor-β
TGF-βRI	Transforming growth factor beta receptor I
TNF-α	Tumor-Necrosis Factor
VEGF	Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor
WB	Western Immunoblotting