ACAN	Aggrecan
AF	Annulus Fibrosus
BDI	Beck Depression Inventor
BMP2	Bone Morphogenetic Protein 2
CA12	Carbonic Anhydrase 12
CD	Cluster of Differentiation
CEP	Cartilaginous Endplate
CFU-F	Colony Forming Unit-Fibroblasts
COL1	Collagen Type I
COL2	Collagen Type II
CTGF	Connective Tissue Growth Factor
CXCR4	C-X-C Chemokine Receptor Type 4
DALY	Disability-Adjusted Life-Years
FGF	Fibroblast Growth Factor
FOX	Forkhead Box
GAG	Glycosaminoglycan
GD2	Disialoganglioside 2
GDF	Growth/Differentiation Factor
IDD	Intervertebral Disc Degeneration
IGF-1	Insulin-Like Growth Factor 1
IGF-1sR	Insulin-Like Growth Factor 1 Receptor
IL-1β	Interleukin-1β
iPSC	Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell
IVD	Intervertebral Disc
KRT	Cytokeratin
LBP	Low Back Pain
MDC	Macrophage-Derived Chemokine
MRI	Magnetic Resonance Imaging
MSC	Mesenchymal Stromal Cell
NP	Nucleus Pulposus
NSAID	Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug
ODI	Oswestry Disability Index
PAX	Paired Box
PCL	Polycaprolacton
PDGF-R	Platelet-Derived Growth Factor Receptor
PPI	Present Pain Intensity
SANE	Single Assessment Numeric Evaluation
SDF-1	Stromal Cell-Derived Factor 1
SHH	Sonic Hedgehog Signaling Molecule
SOX	SRY-Box Transcription Factor
TGF-β3	Transforming Growth Factor β3
Tie2	Angiopoietin-1 Receptor
TNF-α	Tumor Necrosis Factor α
VAS	Visual Analogue Scale