AP-1	Activator protein-1
ATP	Adenosine triphosphate
AGEs	Advanced glycation end products
AMD	Age-Related Macular Degeneration
HCE	Corneal epithelial cells
CNV	Corneal neovascularization
COX-2	Cyclooxygenase-2
JNK	c-Jun N-terminal kinases
DR	Diabetic retinopathy
DED	Dry Eye Disease
EGCG	Epigallocatechin gallate
ERK	Extracellular signal-regulated kinases
HREC	Human Retinal Endothelial Cells
HUVEC	Human umbilical vein endothelial cells
HA	Hyaluronic acid
HP-β-Cyclodextrin	Hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin
HIF-1	Hypoxia inducible factor-1
IOP	Increased intraocular pressure
iNOS	Inducible nitric oxide synthase
ICAM-1	Intercellular adhesion molecule 1
IP-10	Interferon gamma-induced protein 10
IL-1	Interleukin-1
IL-1RA	Interleukin-1 receptor antagonist
IL-5	Interleukin-5
IL-6	Interleukin-6
JAK	Janus-activated kinases
LPS	Lipopolysaccharide
LFA-1	Lymphocyte function-associated antigen
MAPK	Mitogen-activated kinases
MDRP	Multi drug resistance protein
Nox	NADPH oxidases
NZW	New Zealand White rabbits
MNU	N-methyl-N-nitrosourea
TMC	N-trimethyl chitosan
NPs	Nanoparticles
NO	Nitric oxide
NOS	Nitric oxide synthases
Nrf2	Nuclear factor erythroid-2 related factor 2
NFAT	Nuclear factor of activated T cells
NF-Kb	Nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells
PEG	Poly(ethylene glycol)
PEG-DSPE	1,2-Distearoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine Poly(ethylene glycol)
PVCL-PVA-PEG	Polyvinyl caprolactam–polyvinyl acetate–polyethylene glycol
PVP	Polyvinylpyrrolidone
PKC	Protein kinase C
RM-β-cyclodextrin	Randomly methylated beta-cyclodextrin
RNS	Reactive nitrogen species
ROS	Reactive oxygen species
RPE	Retinal pigment epithelium
SBE-β-cyclodextrin	Sulfolbutylether-β-cyclodextrin
SOD	Superoxide dismutase
TNF-α	Tumor necrosis factor alpha
VEGF	Vascular endothelial growth factor
VCAM-1	Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule