| ADSC | Adipose tissue-derived stem cells |
| BSA | Bovine serum albumin |
| CI | Cell index |
| CRD | Carbohydrate recognition domain |
| EBM-2 | Endothelial cell basal medium-2 |
| ECM | Extracellular matrix |
| EGF | Epidermal growth factor |
| EGM-2 | Endothelial cell growth medium-2 |
| EPC | Endothelial progenitor cell |
| FBS | Fetal bovine serum |
| FGF-2 | Fibroblast growth factor-2 |
| Gal-3 | Galectin-3 |
| GRGDSP | Gly-Arg-Gly-Asp-Ser-Pro integrin-blocking RGD-based peptide |
| HIV | Human immunodeficiency virus |
| HPMA | N-(2-Hydroxypropyl) methacrylamide |
| HUVEC | Human umbilical vein endothelial cell |
| IGF-1 | Insulin-like growth factor-1 |
| LacdiNAc | 2-Acetamido-2-deoxy-β-d-galactopyranosyl-(1→4)-2-acetamido-2-deoxy-d-glucopyranose |
| LacNAc | β-d-Galactopyranosyl-(1→4)-2-acetamido-2-deoxy-d-glucopyranose |
| PBS | Phosphate-buffered saline |
| RGD | Arg-Gly-Asp binding motif |
| RT | Room temperature |