5-HT	serotonin
5HTR	serotonin receptors
Ang-1	angiopoietin-1
BMA	bone marrow aspirate
BMAC	bone marrow aspirate concentrate
C-PRP	clinical platelet-rich plasma
CD40L	cluster of differentiation 40 ligand
CTCG	connective tissue growth factor
CXCL	chemokine C-X-C motif ligand
DC	dendritic cell
EC	endothelial cells
ECM	extracellular matrix
EGF	epidermal growth factor
EPC	endothelial progenitor cell
FGF	fibroblast growth factor
GP	glycoprotein
HGF	hepatocyte growth factor
IFN	interferon
IGF	insulin-like growth factor
IL	interleukin
JAM	junctional adhesion molecule
KGF	keratinocyte growth factor
L-PRF	leucocyte platelet-rich plasma
LP-PRP	leukocyte-poor platelet-rich plasma
LR-PRP	leukocyte-rich platelet-rich plasma
Mac-1	macrophage-1 antigen
MSC	mesenchymal stem cell
MMP	matrix metalloproteinase
MSK	musculoskeletal
MΦ	macrophage
NET	neutrophil extracellular trap
NF-κB	nuclear factor kappa B
NSAID	non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug
OA	osteoarthritis
PPP	platelet-poor plasma
P-PRF	pure platelet-rich fibrin
P-PRP	pure platelet-rich plasma
PDGF	platelet-derived growth factor
PF4	platelet factor 4
PFH	plasma-free hemoglobin
PGF	platelet growth factor
PPP	platelet-poor plasma
PRP	platelet-rich plasma
RANTES	regulated upon activation, normal T cell expressed and presumably secreted
RBC	red blood cell
SDF	stromal cell derived factor
SDF-1α	stromal cell-derived factor 1 alpha
SMC	smooth muscle cell
TGF	transforming growth factor
TLR	toll-like receptors
TNF	tumor necrosis factor
Treg	regular T lymphocyte
VEGF	vascular endothelial growth factor
vWF	von Willebrand factor
WBC	white blood cells