ACAN	Aggrecan
ACD-A	Acid-citrate dextrose anticoagulant
ACR	American College of Rheumatology
bFGF	Basic fibroblast growth factor
BMI	Body mass index
BMP	Bone morphogenetic protein
CaCl2	Calcium chloride
COL2A1	Collagen type II alpha 1
DMEM	Dulbecco’s Modified Eagle Medium
FBS	Fetal bovine serum
GADPH	Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase
G-CSF	Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor
GM-CSF	Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor
IFN-γ	Interferon-γ
IL	Interleukin
IL-1RA	IL-1 receptor antagonist
IP-10	Interferon γ-induced protein-10
KL	Kellgren and Lawrence
MCP-1	Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1
MIP-1α	Macrophage inflammatory protein-1α
MMPs	Matrix metalloproteases
MTT	Methyl thiazolyl tetrazolium
NF-kB	Nuclear factor kappa b
OA	Osteoarthritis
PBS	Phosphate buffered saline
PCR	Polymerase chain reaction
PDGF	Platelet derived growth factor
PPP	Platelet-poor plasma
PRP	Platelet-rich plasma
RANTES	Regulated upon Activation, Normal T Cell Expressed and Presumably Secreted
SOX9	SRY-box transcription factor
TGF-β	Transforming growth factor-β
TKA	Total knee arthroplasty
TNF-α	Tumor necrosis factor-α
VAS	Visual analog scale
VEGF	Vascular endothelial growth factor
WOMAC	Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index