MMPs	Matrix metalloproteinases
TIMPs	Tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases
ECM	Extracellular matrix
MT-MMPs	Membrane type matrix metalloproteases
GPI	Glycosylphosphatidylinositol
Ig	Immunoglobulin
TM	Transmembrane domain
ADAM	Disintegrin and metalloproteinase
WG	Weeks of gestation
WAT	White adipose tissue
BAT	Brown adipose tissue
DM	Diabetes mellitus
EVs	Extracellular vesicles
T2DM	Type 2 DM
GDM	Gestational diabetes mellitus
miRs	microRNAs
CVD	Cardiovascular disease
DFU	Diabetic foot ulcer
CKD	Kidney disease
GBM	Glomerular basement membrane
AKI	Acute kidney injury
CKD	Chronic kidney disease
CNS	Central nervous system
AD	Alzheimer’s disease
MS	Multiple sclerosis
BBB	Blood−brain barrier
PD	Parkinson’s disease
MHC	Major histocompatibility complex
MAPK	Mitogen-activated protein kinases
TNF-αALS	Tumor necrosis factor alphaAmyotrophic lateral sclerosis
CSF	Cerebrospinal fluid
APP	Amyloid precursor protein
CVD	Cardiovascular disease
TOD	Target organ damage
MI	Myocardial infarction
PCOS	Polycystic ovarian syndrome
SA	Spontaneous abortion
RPL	Recurrent pregnancy loss
PE	Preeclampsia
VEGF	Vascular endothelial growth factor
GCM1	Factor glial cell missing-1
BMDCs	Bone-marrow-derived cells
IL	Interleukin
HLA	Human leukocyte antigen
TGF-β	Transforming growth factor beta
ERK	Extracellular regulated kinase
FGF	Fibroblast growth factor
LOXL	Lysyl oxidase
RA	Rheumatoid arthritis
OA	Osteoarthritis
COPD	Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
HF	Heart failure