AKT	serine-threonine protein kinase
Ang	angiopoietin
AR	Amphiregulin
bFGF	basic fibroblast growth factor
BMD-EPCs	bone marrow derived endothelial progenitor cells
BTC	Betacellulin (BTC)
COX-2	cyclooxygenase 2
ECs	endothelial cells
EGF	epidermal growth factor
EGF-R	epidermal growth factor receptor
EPR	Epiregulin
ERK	extracellular regulated kinase
FGF	fibroblast growth factor
GT	granulation tissue
GU	gastric ulcer
HB-EGF	heparin-binding EGF-like growth factor
HGF	hepatocyte growth factor
HIF	hypoxia inducible factor
Hp	Helicobacter pylori
IGF-1	Insulin-like growth factor 1
IL-1α	interleukin-1 alpha
IL-lβ	interleukin-1 beta
KGF	Keratinocyte growth factor
MAPK	mitogen activated protein kinase
NGF	nerve growth factor
NRG1-4	neuregulins 1-4
NSAIDS	non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
PDGF	platelet derived growth factor
PGs	prostaglandins
PI-3K	Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase
PLCγ	Phospholipase C gamma
Rho/Rac	GTPases
RT-PCR	reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction
SDF-1	stromal derived factor 1
SRE	serum response element
SRF	serum response factor
TGFα	transforming growth factor alpha
TGFβ	transforming growth factor beta
TFF	Trefoil factor
TNFα	tumor necrosis factor alpha
UACL	ulcer-associated cell lineage
VEGF	Vascular endothelial growth factor