ECM	Extracellular matrix
MSCs	Mesenchymal stem cells
hMSCs	Human mesenchymal stem cells
hASCs	Human adipose stem cells
BMMSCs	Bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells
hUCMSCs	Human umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stem cells
ADMSCs	Adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells
SDMSCs	Skin-derived mesenchymal stem cells
pADSC	SMC-like adipose-derived stem cells
WJMSCs	Wharton’s Jelly mesenchymal stem cells
hUCESCs	Human uterine cervical stem cells
UCPVCs	Umbilical cord perivascular cells
PDLSCs	Periodontal ligament stem cells
EPCs	Endothelial progenitor cells
SMC	Smooth muscle cells
RAA-MSCs	Rat Adipose tissue-derived mesenchymal stem cells
rACs	Rabbit articular chondrocytes
HA	Hyaluronic Acid
CG	Carrageenan
RGD	Arginyl glycyl aspartic acid peptide
NIPAAm	N-Isopropylacrylamide
SHIELD	Shearthinning hidrogels for injectable encapsulation and long-term delivery
MMP	Matrix metalloproteinase
FN	Fibronectin
DCN	Decorin
PDGFR β	Platelet-derived growth factor receptor β
Ang-1	Angiotensin-1
GDNF	Glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor
FGF	Fibroblast growth factor
EGF	Epidermal growth factor
IGFBP	Insulin-like growth factor binding protein
SGF	Secrete growth factors
SCF	Stem cell factor
LIF	Leukemia inhibitory factor
SDF	Stromal cell-derived factor
PlGF-1	Placenta growth factor-1
ICAM3	Intercellular adhesion molecule 3
MCP3, also called CCL7	Monocyte-specific chemokine 3
MIF	Migration inhibitory factor
sgp130	Soluble glycoprotein 130
KC	Keratinocyte-derivedchemokine
GM-CSF	Granulocyte macrophage colony-stimulating factor and
(PG)E2	Prostaglandin
PEDF	Pigment epithelium-derived factor