| ACLT | cruciate ligament transection |
| ACR | American College of Rheumatology |
| ACs | articular condrocytes |
| ADAMTS | disintegrin and metalloprotease with thrombospondin motifs |
| BCP | β-caryophyllene |
| CI | combination index |
| COL2A1 | collagen type II alpha 1 |
| COX-2 | cyclooxygenase-2 |
| DAMPs | damage associated molecular patterns |
| ECM | extracellular matrix |
| EGCG | epigallocatechin gallate |
| GAG | glycosaminoglycans |
| HACs | human articular chondrocytes |
| HT | hydroxytyrosol |
| iNOS | inducible nitric oxide synthase |
| LFI | Lequesne Functional Index |
| 5-LOX | 5-lipoxygenase |
| LPFI | Lequesne’s Pain-Function Index |
| LPS | lipopolysaccharide |
| MDA | malondialdehyde |
| MIA | monoiodoacetate |
| MMPs | matrix metalloproteinases |
| MSCs | mesenchymal stem cells |
| MyD88 | myeloid differentiation factor 88 |
| NF-κΒ | nuclear factor kappa-Β |
| NLRs | NOD-like receptors |
| NO | nitric oxide |
| NSAIDs | nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs |
| OA | osteoarthritis |
| OARSI | Osteoarthritis Research Society International |
| OPC | grape extract |
| OPCO | grape seed and olive extract |
| OS | oxidative stress |
| PCy | procyanidins |
| PGA | patient’s global assessment |
| PGAD | physician’s global assessment of disease activity |
| PGE2 | prostaglandin E2 |
| PHO | olive extract |
| PRRs | pattern recognition receptors |
| PTOA | post-traumatic OA animal models |
| PWT | paw withdrawal threshold |
| RCT | randomized controlled trial |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| RosA | rosmarinic acid |
| SGAD | subject’s global assessment of disease activity |
| SGADc | subject’s global assessment of disease related discomfort |
| SIRT1/AMPK | sirtuin1/adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase |
| SMMSCs | synovial membrane-derived mesenchymal stem cells |
| SOD | superoxide dismoutase |
| TLRs | toll-like receptors |
| TRIF | toll/interferon response factor |
| VAS | Visual Analog Scale |
| WOMAC | Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index |