| ECM | extracellular matrix |
| RNA’s | ribonucleic acids |
| TRL’s | toll-like receptors |
| NF-κB | nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells |
| EGF | epidermal growth factor |
| KGF | keratinocyte growth factor |
| IGF-1 | Insulin-like growth factor-1 |
| NGF | nerve growth factor |
| VEGF | vascular endothelial growth factor |
| PDGF | platelet-derived growth factor |
| bFGF | basic fibroblast growth factor |
| BM | bone marrow |
| MMPs | matrix metalloproteinases |
| TGF- β | transforming growth factor beta |
| SMA | α-smooth muscle actin |
| AP-1 | activator protein-1 |
| FGF7 | fibroblast growth factor-7 |
| IL-6 | interlukin-6 |
| GM-CSF | granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor |
| PRRs | pattern recognition receptors |
| PAMPs | pathogen-associated molecular patterns |
| DAMPs | damage-associated molecular patterns |
| DNA | deoxyribonucleic acid |
| HMGB1 | high mobility group box 1 |
| HSPs | heat shock proteins |
| MyD88 | myeloid differentiation factor 88 |
| MAL | MyD88 adaptor-like protein |
| TIRAP | Toll-interleukin 1 receptor domain-containing adapter protein |
| TRIF | Toll-interleukin 1 receptor domain-containing adapter-inducing interferon-β |
| TNF-α | tumor necrosis factor- α |
| Th1 | T-helper type 1 |
| cAMP | cyclic adenosine monophosphate |
| G-protein | guanine nucleotide-binding protein |
| CpG | cytosine triphosphate deoxynucleotide-phosphodiester-guanine triphosphate deoxynucleotide |
| Rho GTPases | Ras homologous guanidine triphosphatases |
| Rac1 | Ras-related C3 botulinum toxin substrate 1 |
| Wnt | Wingless-related integration |
| M1 | classically activated macrophages |
| M2 | alternatively activated macrophages |
| IgG | Immunoglobulin G |
| AGEs | advanced glycation end products |
| EC | Endothelial cells |
| CD54 | Cluster of Differentiation 54 |
| CD106 | Cluster of Differentiation 106 |
| MAPK | mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| RAGE | Receptor of advanced glycation end products |
| PPET1 | preproendothelin-1 |
| NO | nitric oxide |
| VEGF | vascular endothelial growth factor |
| MRSA | methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus |
| UV-C | ultraviolet C radiation |
| HVPCS | High-voltage pulsed current stimulation |
| FEM | finite element method |
| AgNPs | silver nanoparticles |
| AuNPs | gold nanoparticles |
| AuQurNPs | Gold nanoparticles coupled with quercetin |
| ZnONPs | Zinc oxide nanoparticles |
| PVA | poly (vinyl alcohol) |
| miR-146a | microRNA-146a |
| IRAK-1 | interleukin-1 receptor-associated kinase 1 |
| TRAF-6 | tumor necrosis factor receptor-associated factor 6 |