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. 2021 Nov 6;22(21):12018. doi: 10.3390/ijms222112018
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