BM	Bone marrow
BM-MSC	Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell
CD	Cluster of differentiation
C/EBP beta	CAAT/enhancer-binding protein β
DMEM	Dulbecco’s Modified Eagle Medium
ECL	Enhanced chemiluminescence
ECM	Extracellular matrix
ELISA	Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
FACS	Fluorescence activated cell sorting
FCS	Fetal calf serum
G-CSF	Granulocyte colony-stimulating factors
GM-CSF	Granulocyte macrophage colony-stimulating factors
HEPES	4-(2-hydroxyethyl)-1-piperazineethanesulfonic acid
HP	Horseradish peroxidase
HSC	Hematopoietic stem cell
IBMX	3-isobutyl-1-methylxanthine
IL	Interleukin
IMDM	Iscove’s Modified Dulbecco’s Medium
Lin	Lineage
mAb	Monoclonal antibody
MDSC	Myeloid-derived suppressor cell
I-MDSC	Immature myeloid-derived suppressor cell
MAPK	Mitogen-activated protein kinase
MSC	Mesenchymal stem cell
PBMC	Peripheral blood mononuclear cell
PBS	Phosphate-buffered saline
PPAR-γ	Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-g
RBC	Red blood cell
SDS-PAGE	Sodium dodecyl sulphate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis
STAT	Signal transducers and activators of transcription
TNF-alpha	Tumor necrosis factor alpha
WBC	White blood cell