| CCL | CC chemokine ligand |
| Cpa3 | carboxypeptidase 3 |
| CXCL | CXC chemokine ligand |
| EGCG | epigallocatechin-3-gallate |
| FGF | fibroblast growth factor |
| GVHD | graft-versus-host disease |
| HTS | hypertrophic scar |
| iDTR | inducible diphtheria toxin receptor |
| IL | interleukin |
| LT | leukotriene |
| Mcl | myeloid leukemia cell differentiation protein |
| MCP-1 | monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (also known as CCL2) |
| Mcpt | mast cell protease |
| mMCP | murine mast cell protease |
| PAF | platelet activating factor |
| PAI | plasminogen activator inhibitor |
| PDGF | platelet derived growth factor |
| PG | prostaglandin |
| SCF | stem cell factor |
| SMA | smooth muscle actin |
| SSc | systemic sclerosis |
| TGF | transforming growth factor |
| TNF | tumor necrosis factor |
| Tsk | tight skin |
| VEGF | vascular endothelial growth factor |