ACAN	Aggrecan
ADAMTS	A disintegrin and metalloproteinase with thrombospondin motifs
AF	Annulus fibrosus
AFi	Inner annulus fibrosus
AFo	Outer annulus fibrosus
BTX	Batroxobin
CA	Carbonic anhydrase
CD	Cluster of differentiation
COL1	Collagen type Iα1
COL2	Collagen type IIα1
ECM	Extracellular matrix
GAG	Glycosaminoglycan
GAPDH	Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase
HA	Hyaluronic acid
HA-pNIPAM	HA-poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)
hMSCs	Human mesenchymal stem cells
IDD	Intervertebral disc degeneration
IVD	Intervertebral disc
KRT	Cytokeratin
LDH	Lactate dehydrogenase
LBP	Low back pain
MMP	Matrix metalloproteinase
NP	Nucleus pulposus
NF-κB	Nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells
OA	Osteoarthritis
PLTs	Platelets
PRP	Platelet-rich plasma
RT-PCR	Real-time polymerase chain reaction
TGF-β1	Transforming growth factor-β1