A2M	alpha-2 macroglobulin
AD	Alzheimer’s disease
AKT	Protein Kinase B
ATP	Adenosine Triphosphate
BDNF	Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor
BMMSC	MSC derived from bone marrow
BMP	Bone Morphogenetic Protein
CaSi	Calcium Silicate
CD	Cluster Differentiation
CFU-F	Colony Forming Until-Fibroblast
CM	Conditioned Medium
CNTF	Cytokine Ciliary Neurotrophic Factor
COMT	Catechol-O-Methyltransferase
Cox-2	Cyclooxygenase
CREB	cAMP Response Element-Binding Protein
CT	Computed Tomography
DA	Dopaminergic
DCPD	Dicalcium Phosphate Dehydrate
DFPCs	Dental Follicle Progenitor/Stem cells
DMP-1	Dentin Matrix Protein-1
DSCs	Dental Stem Cells
DSP	Dentin Sialoprotein
DSPP	Dentin Sialophosphoprotein
ECM	Extracellular Matrix
ECs	Epithelial Cells
EGF	Epidermal Growth Factor
ERK	Extracellular Regulated Kinase
EVs	Extracellular Vesicles
EXs	Exosomes
FGF	Fibroblast Growth Factor
FLT-3	FMS-Like Tyrosine Kinase 3
GCSF	Granulocyte Colony Stimulating Factor
GDNF	Glial Cel Line-Derived Neurotrophic Factor
GM-CSF	Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor
GMP	Good Manufacturing Practice
GMSCs	Gingiva Stem Cells
HA	Hydroxyapatite
hDPSCs	human Dental Pulp Stem Cells
HeP	heparin
HGF	Hepatocyte Growth Factor
HLA-DR	Human Leukocyte Antigen—DR isotype
HP	Heparin Poloxamer
hPCy-MSCs	Mesenchymal Stem Cells isolated form human Periapical Cyst
HSP	Heat Shock Proteins
IDO	Indoleamine 2,3-Dioxygenase
IFN-γ	Interferon Gamma
IGF-1	Insulin-Like Growth Factor 1
IGFBP-3	Insulin-Like Growth Factor-Binding Protein 3
IL	Interleukin
ISCT	International Society for Cellular Therapy
Jak	Janus Kinase
JNK	C-Jun N-terminal kinase
lncRNAs	long-non-coding RNAs
MAO-B	Monoamine Oxidase
MAPK	mitogen-activated protein kinase
MCP-1	Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein-1
MEK	Mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase
MHC	Major Histocompatibility Complex
MINPP1	Multiple inositol polyphosphate phosphatase 1
miRNA	micro RNA
MMP	Matrix Metalloproteinase
mRNA	messenger RNA
MSCs	Mesenchymal Stem Cells
mTOR	mammalian Target Of Rapamycin
MVs	Microvesicles
NADH	Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide
NALP-3	NACHT domain-, leucine-rich repeat-, and PYD-containing protein 3
NF-κB	Nuclear Factor-κB
NG2	Neuron-glial antigen 2
NGF	Nerve Growth Factor
NK	Natural Killer
NRG1	Neuregulin 1
NT	Neutrophin
NTR	Neurotrophin Receptor
OA	Osteoarthritis
OCN	Osteocalcin
6-OHDA	6-Hydroxydopamine
OPG	Osteoprogeterin
OPN	Osteopontin
Osx	Osterix
P75NTR	Neurotrophin Receptor P75
PAI-1	Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor-1
PD	Parkinson’s Disease
PDGF	Plateled-Derived Growth Factor
PDLSCs	Periodontal Ligament Stem cells
PEG	poly(ethylene glycol)
PEI	polyethyleneimine
PGF	Placenta Growth Factor
PI3K	Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase
PLA	poly-(lactide)
PLGA	poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid)
PLLA	poly(l-lactic acid)
PNI	Peripheral Nerve Injury
RANKL	tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily, member 11a, NFKB activator
RANTES	Chemokine (c-c motif) Ligand 5 (CCL5)
RHOA	Ras homolog gene family, member A
ROCK	rho-associated coiled-coil protein kinase
ROS	Reactive Oxygen Species
RUNX2	Runt-Related Transcription Factor 2
SCAPs	Stem Cells From Apical Papilla
SCI	Spinal Cord Injury
SHED	Stem Cells From Human Exfoliated Deciduous Teeth
SHH	Sonic Hedgehog
Smad	Small Mothers Against Decapentaplegic
SSEA	stage-specific embryonic antigen
sSiglec-9	Sialic Acid-Binding Immunoglobulin-Like Lectin 9
STAT	Signal Transducer And Activator of Transcription
SUR1	Sulfonylurea Receptor 1
TCP	Tri-Calcium PhosphatesTFIP11- Tuftelin-interacting protein 11
TF-κB	Tissue Factor-κB
TGF-β	Transforming Growth Factor-β
TGNC	Trigeminal Ganglion Neuronal Cells
TIMP-1	Metalloproteinase Inhibitor 1
TLR-4	Toll-Like Receptor 4
TMJ	temporomandibular joint
TNF-α	Tumor Necrosis Factor-α
TRKs	Tyrosine Kinase Receptor
TUFT1	Tuftelin 1
uPA	urokinase Plasminogen Activator
VEGF	Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor
VEGFR	Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor
WNT	Wingless Integrated