| ACAN | Aggrecan |
| CLIP | Cartilage intermediate layer protein 1 |
| CLU | Clusterin |
| CO3A1 | Collagen type III |
| COMP | Cartilage Oligomeric Matrix Protein |
| CRTA1 | Cartilage Acid Protein 1 |
| CSF-1 | Colony Stimulating Factor 1 |
| CTX-II | C-telopeptide fragments of type II collagen |
| DM | Diabetes mellitus |
| DMM | Destabilization of the medial meniscus |
| ECM | Extracellular matrix |
| FGF-21 | Fibroblast growth factor 21 |
| IGF | Insulin-like growth factor |
| IL-1 | Interleukin 1 |
| KOOS | Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score |
| LYVE1 | Lymphatic Vessel Endothelial Hyaluronic Acid Receptor 1 |
| MMPs | Matrix Metalloproteinases |
| OA | Osteoarthritis |
| PGCA | Proteoglycan |
| PPAR- γ | Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors γ |
| RETN | Resistin |
| SF | Synovial fluid |
| siRNA | Small interfering RNA |
| SLRP | Small Leucine-Rich Repeat Proteoglycan |
| TNF-alpha | Tumour Necrosis Factor—alpha |
| VAS | Visual Analogue Scale |
| VEGF | Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor |
| WOMAC | Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index |
| ZHX3 | Zinc Fingers and Homeoboxes 3 |
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