| AA | Alopecia areata |
| hORSCs | Human outer root sheath cells |
| hHMSCs | Human hematopoietic mesenchymal stem cells |
| hDPCs | Human derma papilla cells |
| MSCT | Mesenchymal stem cell therapy |
| JAK | Janus kinase |
| STAT | Signal transducers and activators of transcription protein |
| CXCL | C-X-C motif chemokines |
| IL | Interleukin |
| IFN | Interferon |
| FBS | Fetal bovine serum |
| DMEM | Dulbecco Modified Eagle Medium |
| MTT | 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide |
| RT-PCR | Real time-polymerase chain reaction |
| HFs | Hair follicles |
| HF-IP | Hair follicle-immune privilege |
| NLRP3 | NLR family pyrin domain containing 3 |
| ASC | Apoptosis-associated speck-like protein containing a CARD |
| MICA | Major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I chain-related protein A |
| NK cell | Natural killer cell |
| LEF1 | Lymphoid enhancer binding factor 1 |
| AXIN2 | Axis inhibition protein 2 |
| BMP2 | Bone morphogenetic protein |
| SHH | Sonic hedgehog |
| ALP | Alkaline phosphatase |
| CRABP1 | Cellular retinoic acid binding protein 1 |
| SOX | SRY-box transcription factor |
| DP | Dermal papilla |