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. 2021 Jan 14;22(2):763. doi: 10.3390/ijms22020763
3D Three-dimensional
AdMSCs Adipose-derived MSCs
AKT1 AKT serine/threonine kinase 1
AMSCs Amnion-derived MSCs
AT Adipose tissue
BDNF Brain-derived neurotrophic factor
bFGF Basic fibroblast growth factor
BM Bone marrow
BMP2 Bone morphogenetic protein 2
cAMP Cyclic AMP
CB-MSCs Cord blood-derived MSCs
CM Conditioned medium
COX-2 Prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthase 2
CRP C-reactive protein
DP-MSCs Dental pulp-derived MSCs
EGF Epidermal growth factor
EXOs Exosomes
FGF1 Fibroblast growth factor 1
G-CSF Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor
GDNF Glial-derived neurotrophic factor
GMSCs Gingival-derived MSCs
H-EXOs Hypoxia-conditioned MSC-derived EXOs
HGF Hepatocyte growth factor
HIF-1α Hypoxia-inducible factor 1-alpha
H-MSCs Hypoxia-primed MSCs
HSCs Hepatic stellate cells
IDO Indoleamide 2,3-dioxygenase
IFN-γ Interferon gamma
IGF-1 Insulin-like growth factor 1
IL-6 Interleukin 6
LIF Leukemia inhibitory factor
MCP-1 Monocyte chemoattractant protein 1
MHC I Major histocompatibility complex
MI Myocardial infarction
miRNAs MicroRNAs
MLR Mixed lymphocyte reaction
MMP3 Matrix metalloproteinase-3
MMPs Matrix metalloproteinases
MSCs Mesenchymal stromal/stem cells
ncRNAs Non-coding RNAs
N-EXOs Normoxia-conditioned MSC-derived EXOs
NTF Neurotrophic factors
PCNA Proliferating cell nuclear antigen
PDGF Platelet-derived growth factor
PGE2 Prostaglandin E2
PKA Protein kinase A
PrPC Cellular prion protein
pSTAT3 Signal transducers and activators of transcription 3
Runx2 Runt-related transcription factor 2
SDF-1 Stromal cell-derived factor 1
SOCS3 Suppressor of cytokine signaling 3
TGF-β Transforming growth factor beta
TNF-α Tumor necrosis factor alpha
UC Umbilical cord
VEGF Vascular endothelial growth factor
VPA Valproic acid
WJ Wharton’s Jelly