| AGA | androgenic alopecia |
| CASP7 | caspase 7 |
| CD | cluster of differentiation |
| CTGF | connective tissue growth factor |
| EGF | epidermal growth factor |
| ERK | extracellular signal-regulated kinases |
| FDA | United States Food and Drug Administration |
| FGF | fibroblast growth factor |
| KGF | keratinocyte growth factor |
| PDGF | platelet-derived growth factor |
| PPP | platelet-poor plasma |
| PRF | platelet-rich fibrin |
| PRISMA | Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses |
| PRP | platelet-rich plasma |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| TGF | transforming growth factor |
| TNF-α | tumor necrosis factor α |
| VEGF | vascular endothelial growth factor |