| ARK | Aniridia-Related Keratopathy |
| BAK | Benzalkonium Chloride |
| BDNF | Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor |
| CCL-2 | C-C Motif Chemokine Ligand 2 |
| CGRP | Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide |
| Cx43 | Connexin 43 |
| CXCL2 | C-X-C Motif Chemokine Ligand 2 |
| DHH | Desert Hedgehog |
| EC | Endothelial Cells |
| EDA | Ectodysplasin A |
| EGF | Epidermal Growth Factor |
| EMMPRIN | Extracellular Matrix MetalloPRoteinase Inducer |
| GDNF | Glial cell Derived Neurotrophic Factor |
| GSK-3 | Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3 |
| HES-1 | Hairy and Enhancer of Split 1 |
| HGF | Hepatocyte Growth Factor |
| HPRT | Hypoxanthine-guanine PhosphoRibosylTransferase |
| HUVEC | Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells |
| IGF | Insulin-like Growth Factor |
| IL-1 | Interleukin 1 |
| IL-1β | Interleukin 1β |
| IL-10 | Interleukin 10 |
| IHH | Indian Hedgehog |
| KGF | Keratinocyte Growth Factor |
| MMP-1 | Matrix MetalloProteinase 1 |
| MMP-2 | Matrix MetalloProteinase 2 |
| MMP-3 | Matrix MetalloProteinase 3 |
| MT1-MMP | Membrane-type 1-Matrix MetalloProteinase |
| NGF | Nerve Growth Factor |
| NOS-2 | Nitrix Oxide Synthase 2 |
| PACAP | Pituitary Adenylate Cyclase-Activating Polypeptide |
| PAX-6 | PAired boX protein 6 |
| PDGF | Platelet-Derived Growth Factor |
| PI3K | Phosphoinositide 3-Kinase |
| SHH | Sonic Hedgehog |
| SP | Substance P |
| TGF-β | Transforming Growth Factor β |
| TNF-α | Tumor Necrosis Factor α |
| VEGF | Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor |
| VIP | Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide |
| VIPR1 | Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide Receptor 1 |
| ZO-1 | Zonula Occludens 1 |