| ADSC | Adipose-derived stem cells |
| Ang | Angiopoietin |
| BM-MSC | Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell |
| CD | Cluster of differentiation |
| DPSCs | Dental pulp derived stem cells |
| ECM | Extracellular matrix |
| EGF | Epidermal growth factor |
| FGF-2 | Fibroblast growth factor-2 |
| G-CSF | Granulocyte - colony stimulating factor |
| GM-CSF | Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor |
| HGF | Hepatocyte growth factor |
| ICAM | Intercellular adhesion molecule 1 |
| IFN-γ | Interferon-gamma |
| IGF | Insulin-like growth factor |
| IL | Interleukin |
| IL1-RA | Interleukin-1 receptor antagonist |
| KGF | Keratinocyte growth factor |
| LIF | Leukemia inhibitory factor |
| MCP-1 | Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 |
| MHC | Major histocompatibility complex |
| MMP | Matrix metalloproteinase |
| MSCs | Mesenchymal stem cells |
| MSC-S | Mesenchymal stem cells secretome |
| PDGF | Platelet derived growth factor |
| PD-L1 | Programmed death-ligand 1 |
| SDF-1 | Stromal cell-derived factor-1 |
| TGF | Transforming growth factor |
| Th1 | Type 1 T helper cell |
| Th2 | Type 2 T helper cell |
| TIMP-1 | Tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase |
| TNF | Tumour necrosis factor alpha |
| UC-MSCs | Umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stem cells |
| VCAM | Vascular cell adhesion protein |
| VEGF | Vascular endothelial growth factor |