| ANOVA | analysis of variance |
| ELISA | enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay |
| FC | fold change |
| FDR | false discovery rate |
| IL | interleukin |
| KO | knockout |
| MAP kinase | mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| MKP-1 | mitogen-activated protein kinase phosphatase-1 |
| MMP | matrix metalloproteinase |
| OA | osteoarthritis |
| qRT-PCR | quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction |
| RNA-Seq | RNA sequencing |
| TNF | tumor necrosis factor |
| WT | wild-type |