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. 2020 Nov 12;21(22):8513. doi: 10.3390/ijms21228513
Abbreviation Full name
ACLT Anterior cruciate ligament transection
ADAMTS-4 A disintegrin and metalloproteinase with thrombospondin motifs 4
Akt Protein kinase B
Arg-1 Arginase-1
BMP-7 Bone morphogenetic protein 7
CIA Collagen-induced arthritis
CIOA Collagenase-induced osteoarthritis
CL Clodronate-loaded liposomes
CM Conditioned medium
COX2 Cyclooxygenase 2
DMOADs Disease-modifying osteoarthritis drugs
DXMS Dexamethasone
ERK Extracellular regulated protein kinase
H2O2 Hydrogen peroxide
IFN-γ Interferon-γ
IL-1 Interleukin-1
IL-1β Interleukin-1β
IL-4 Interleukin-4
IL-6 Interleukin-6
IL-10 Interleukin-10
IL-12 Interleukin-12
IL-13 Interleukin-13
IL-23 Interleukin-23
iNOS Inducible nitric oxide synthase
IRF5 Interferon regulatory factor 5
IκBα Inhibitor of NF-κB
JNK C-Jun N-terminal kinase
Kin Kinsenoside
LIPUS Low-intensity pulsed ultrasound
LPS Lipopolysaccharide
LUM Lumican
MAPK Mitogen-activated protein kinase
MIA Monosodium iodoacetate
MMP-13 Matrix metalloproteinase-13
MR Mannose receptor
MSCs Mesenchymal stem cells
mTOR Mammalian target of rapamycin
NF-κB Nuclear factor kappa B
NGF Nerve growth factor
NO Nitric oxide
O2 Oxygen
OA Osteoarthritis
PTOA Post-traumatic osteoarthritis
ROS Reactive oxygen species
Rspo2 R-spondin-2
RvD1 Retinoid D1
SCII Squid type II collagen
STAT6 Signal transducer and activator of transcription 6
TAM Tumor-associated macrophages
TCR+ T-cell receptor-positive
TGF-β Transforming growth factor-beta
TGF-β1 Transforming growth factor-beta 1
TGF-β3 Transforming growth factor-beta 3
TLR Toll-like receptor
TLR4 Toll-like receptor 4
TNF-α Tumor necrosis factor α
YM1 Chitinase-like protein
ZIF-8 Zeolitic imidazolate framework-8
ZIF-8 NPs ZIF-8 nanoparticles