CNV	Corneal neovascularization	HUVECs	Human umbilical vein endothelial cells
RT-qPCR	Real-time quantitative PCR	CCK-8	Vecsxaz Cell Counting Kit-8
ELISA	Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay	ATG5	Autophagy-related 5
ATG7	Autophagy-related 7	INOS	Inducible nitric oxide synthase
GAPDH	Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase	IL-6	Interleukin-6
TNF-α	Tumor necrosis factor-alpha	RAPA	Rapamycin
3-MA	3-methyladenine	LPS	Lipopolysaccharide
INF-γ	Interferon-gamma	ATCC	American Type Culture Collection
FBS	Fetal bovine serum	PMA	Phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate
LSCD	Limbal stem cell deficiency	DMEM	Dulbecco’s modified eagle medium
M0CM	M0 macrophage-conditioned medium	MCM	Macrophage-conditioned medium
M1CM	M1 macrophage-conditioned medium with no pretreatment	RACM	M1 macrophage-conditioned Medium with rapamycin pretreatment
3MCM	M1 macrophage-conditioned medium with 3-MA pretreatment	CG	Control group