| aFGF | Acidic fibroblast growth factor |
| bFGF | Basic fibroblast growth factor |
| CAF | Cancer-associated fibroblast |
| CD | Cluster of differentiation |
| CTGF | Connective tissue growth factor |
| CXCL | Chemokine ligand |
| ECM | Extracellular matrix |
| EGF | Epidermal growth factor |
| EMT | Epithelial-mesenchymal transition |
| FAK | Focal adhesion kinase |
| Fibr | Fibronectin |
| FOXA | Forkhead Box A |
| Gal | Galectin |
| GRHL2 | Grainyhead-like protein 2 homolog |
| GATA | guanine, adenine, thymine, adenine |
| GT | Granulation tissue |
| HGF | Hepatocyte growth factor |
| HIF | Hypoxia inducible factor |
| HNF1A | HNF1 homeobox A |
| IGF | Insulin growth factor |
| IL | Interleukin |
| IFN | Interferon |
| KLF4 | Kruppel-like factor 4 |
| MAPK | Mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| MET | Mesenchymal-to-epithelial transition |
| MMP | Matrix metalloproteinase |
| OVOL2 | Ovo-like 2 |
| PDGF | Platelet-derived growth factor |
| PGE2 | Prostaglandin E2 |
| PI3K | Phosphoinositide 3-kinase |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| SMA | Smooth muscle actin |
| STSG | Split thickness skin graft |
| TIMP | Tissue inhibitor of matrix metalloproteinase |
| TGF | Transforming growth factor |
| TNF | Tumor necrosis factor |
| TP63 | Tumor protein p63 |
| VEGF | Vascular endothelial growth factor |
| VEGFR | Vascular endothelial growth factor receptor |
| WME | Wound microenvironment |