ADAMTS5	A disintegrin-like and metalloproteinase with thrombospondin-1 motifs 5
AGO	Argonaute protein
AKT	Serine/threonine-specific protein kinase
ATG14	Autophagy related 14
Bcl-2	B-cell lymphoma 2
BECN1	Beclin 1
BMI	Body mass index
C1, C2, C2C	Types I and II collagen marker degradation markers
Camk2d	Calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase type II delta
CASPASE-3	Cysteine-dependent aspartate-directed proteases 3
CBFB	Core-binding factor subunit beta
c-miRNA	Circulating microRNA
Col2α1	The type II collagen gene
Coll2-1 NO2	The nitrated form of α-helical region of type II collagen
COMP	Oligomeric matrix protein
COX2	Prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthase 2
CPII	C-propeptide of type II collagen
CS846	Chondroitin sulphate 846
CTXI	C-terminal cross-linked telopeptide of type I collagen
CTXI alpha and CTXI beta	Alpha and beta isomerised versions of the CTXI
CTXII	C-terminal crosslinked telopeptide of type II collagen
DMM	Medical meniscus
ERG	Erythroblastosis virus E26 oncogene homolog-related gene
EZH2	Enhancer of zeste homolog 2
FGF2	Fibroblast growth factor 2
FGFR	Fibroblast growth factor receptor
HA	Hyaluronic acid
HADC2	Histone deacetylase 2
HDAC4	Histone deacetylase 4
HDL	High-density lipoprotein
HIF-1α	Hypoxia-inducible factor 1-alpha
HIF-2α	Hypoxia-inducible factor 2-alpha
IGFBP5	Insulin-like growth factor-binding protein 5
IGFIR	Insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor
IGFR	Insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor
IL	Interleukine
iNOS	Inducible nitric oxide synthase
InsR	Insulin receptor
IRAK1	Interleukin-1 receptor-associated kinase 1
LNA-ASO	Locked nucleic acid antisense oligonucleotide
LncRNA H19	Long non-coding RNA H19
MAP1LC3	Microtubule-associated proteins 1A/1B light chain 3B
miRNA	microRNA
MMP-13	Matrix metalloproteinase 13
MMP3	Matrix metalloproteinase-3
NLRP3	The Nacht, leucine-rich repeat and pyrin domain containing protein 3
NTXI	The cross-linked N-telopeptide of type I collagen
OA	osteoarthritis
p16INK4α	Cyclin dependent kinase inhibitor 2A
PARP p85	Poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase p85
PI3K	Phosphoinositide 3-kinases
PIIANP	N-propeptide of collagen IIA
Ppp3r2	Protein phosphatase 3 regulatory subunit B
PTEN	Phosphatase and tensin homolog
qPCR	Quantitative real-time PCR
RALA	Ras-related protein Ral-A
REGγ	Langerhans regenerating protein γ
RUNX2	Runt-related transcription factor 2
SHIP1	Src homology 2 domain containing inositol polyphosphate 5-phosphatase 1
SIRT1	Sirtuin 1
Smad2	Mothers against decapentaplegic homolog 2
Smad3	Mothers against decapentaplegic homolog 3
Smad4	SMAD family member 4
SPP1	Secreted phosphoprotein 1
TGF	Transforming growth factor
TGIF2	TGFB-induced factor homeobox 2
TIMP2	Tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases 2
TRAF3	TNF receptor-associated factor 3
TRAF6	TNF receptor associated factor 6
ULK1	Unc-51-like autophagy activating kinase 1
VEGF	Vascular endothelial growth factor
VEGFA	Vascular endothelial growth factor A
WISP1	Wnt1-inducible signaling pathway protein 1