AGG	Aggrecan
ALP	Alkaline Phosphatase
COL I	Collagen type I.
CTGF	Connective Tissue Growth Factor
DEC	Decorin.
DM	Diabetes Mellitus
ECM	Extracellular Matrix
EDTA	Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid
ELA	Elastin.
PDGFRα-positive cells	Platelet-derived growth factor receptor-α-positive cells
FSP-1	Fibroblast Specific Protein-1
HAS3	Hyaluronic Acid Synthase 3
iMSCs	Telomerase transformed mesenchymal stromal cells
LAA	L-ascorbic acids
LNNA	L-NG-Nitro-L-Arginine
iMSCs	telomerase transformed mesenchymal stromal cells
NO	Nitric Oxide
nNOS	Neuronal Nitric Oxide Synthase
PDGFRα	Platelet-Derived Growth Factor Receptor alpha
SCD	Stem Cell Differentiation
SK3	Small conductance calcium-activated potassium channel
SNAP	S-nitroso-N-Acetylpenicillamine
TIMP1	Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinases 1