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. 2021 Apr 1;14(4):315. doi: 10.3390/ph14040315
ACAN Aggrecan
ACV Articular cartilage vesicle
ADAMTS A disintegrin and metalloproteinase with thrombospondin motifs
BMSC Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell
CCL Chemokine (C-C motif) ligand
COL2A1 Collagen 2A1
COX-2 Cyclooxygenase-2
ECM Extracellular matrix
EV Extracellular vesicle
EXO Exosome
FLS Fibroblast-like synoviocyte
GAG Glycosaminoglycan
HA Hyaluronic acid
IFP Infrapatellar fat pad
IL Interleukin
lncRNA Long non-coding RNA
MCP Monocyte chemoattractant protein
miRNA MicroRNA
MMP Matrix metalloproteinase
mPGES-1 Microsomal prostaglandin E synthase-1
MSC Mesenchymal stem cell
NSAID Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug
OA Osteoarthritis
PG Proteoglycan
PGE2 Prostaglandin E2
PRP Platelet-rich plasma
PUFA Polyunsaturated fatty acid
RA Rheumatoid arthritis
SF Synovial fluid
sGAG Sulfated glycosaminoglycan
SOX9 SRY-related HMG box 9
SPM Specialized pro-resolving mediator
TGF-β Transforming growth factor β
TNF-α Tumor necrosis factor α