| 3T3 | Swiss albino mouse fibroblast (cell line clone) |
| 3T6 | Swiss albino mouse fibroblasts (cell line clone) |
| α-SMA | alpha smooth muscle actin |
| ALG | alginate |
| AST | astaxanthin |
| AV | Aloe vera |
| ARE | antioxidant response element |
| bFGF | basic fibroblast growth factor |
| AD-MSC (s) | adipose (derived) mesenchymal/stromal stem cell(s) |
| BM-MSC (s) | bone marrow mesenchymal/stromal stem cell(s) |
| CAT | catalase |
| CH | chitosan |
| CHO | Chinese hamster ovary (cells) |
| CO | Calendula Officinalis |
| COX-2 | cyclooxygenase-2 |
| Cur | curcumin |
| Eahy926 | human umbilical vein endothelial cells (hybrid cell line) |
| EGCG | epigallocatechin gallate |
| E.O. | essential oil |
| ECM | extra cellular matrix |
| GF | growth factors |
| GMP | good manufacturing practices |
| GSH-Px | glutathione peroxidase |
| GVHD | graft versus host disease |
| HA | hyaluronic acid |
| Hap | hydroxyapatite |
| HFF1 | human foreskin fibroblast (cell line) |
| HUVEC | human umbilical vein endothelial cells |
| IL-1 | interleukin-1 |
| IL-1b | interleukin 1 beta |
| iPSC | induced pluripotent stem cells |
| Keap1 | Kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1 |
| L929 | mouse subcutaneous connective tissue fibroblast (cell line) |
| LPS | lipopolysaccharides |
| M1 | Th1-response macrophage phenotype (classically activated) |
| M2 | Th2-response macrophage phenotype (alternatively activated) |
| MC3T3-E1 | mouse preosteoblast (cell line) |
| MG63 | human osteosarcoma (cell line) |
| MICH | multiresponsive catechol-Fe3+ coordination hydrogel |
| MO | Moringa oleifera |
| MMP | matrix metalloproteinases |
| mRNA | messenger ribonucleic acid |
| MSC | mesenchymal stem cells |
| NADPH | nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate |
| NF-kB | nuclear factor kappa-B |
| NIH3T3 | mouse swiss NIH embryo |
| Nrf2 | nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 |
| NOS | nitric oxide synthases |
| NOX | NADPH oxidase |
| P(3HB-co-3HV) | poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3- hydroxyvalerate) |
| PBAE | poly(β-amino ester) |
| PA | proanthocyanidins |
| PA-6 | polyammide 6 |
| PC12 | pheochromocytoma (cell line) |
| PCL | polycaprolactone |
| PDMS | polydimethylsiloxane |
| PDX | polydioxanone |
| PE | polyethylene |
| PEG | polyethylene glycol |
| PHBV | poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) |
| PLA | polylactic acid |
| PLGA | poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) |
| PMAA | polymethacrylic acid |
| PS | polystyrene |
| PU | polyuretane |
| PVA | polyvinyl alcohol |
| PVP | polyvinylpyrrolidone |
| Qu | quercetin |
| RA | rosmarinic acid |
| RAW264.7 | Abelson murine leukemia virus transformed (cell line) |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| SaOS2 | human osteosarcoma (cell line) |
| SOD | superoxide dismutase |
| SF | silk fibroin |
| TA | tannic acid |
| TGF-β | transforming growth factor beta |
| TNF-α | tumor necrosis factor alpha |
| SHSY-5Y | human neuroblastoma (cell line) |
| UMR106 | rat osteosarcoma (cell line) |
| VEGF | vascular endothelial growth factor |