| ACKR | atypical chemokine receptor |
| ADAMTS | a disintegrin and metalloproteinase with thrombospondin motifs |
| AKT | protein kinase B (PKB) |
| ALK | activin receptor-like kinase |
| Ang | angiopoietin |
| APC | antigen-presenting cell |
| AS1 | hydrocinnamoyl-L-valylpyrrolidine |
| bFGF | basic fibroblast growth factor |
| BMP | bone morphogenic protein |
| CCBE1 | collagen- and calcium-binding EGF domain-containing protein 1 |
| CD11b+ | cluster of differentiation 11b+ |
| CD36 | cluster of differentiation 36 |
| CXCL | chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand |
| CXCR | C-X-C chemokine receptor |
| DCC | deleted in colorectal cancer |
| DDR1 | discoidin domain receptor 1 |
| DsRed | Discosoma red fluorescent protein |
| DED | dry eye disease |
| Dll4 | Delta-like 4 Notch ligand |
| DMF | dimethylformamide |
| ECM | extracellular matrix |
| EDA | extra domain A |
| EGF | epidermal growth factor |
| Eph | ephrin receptor |
| ERK | extracellular signal-regulated kinase |
| FDA | Food and Drug Administration |
| FGF | fibroblast growth factor |
| FGFR | fibroblast growth factor receptor |
| Flt1 | Fms-related receptor tyrosine kinase 1 |
| FOXC2 | Forkhead box protein C2 |
| FZD3 | frizzled class receptor 3 |
| GFP | green fluorescent protein |
| HA | hyaluronan |
| HAS | hyaluronan synthase |
| HMWHA | high molecular weight hyaluronan |
| HGF | hepatocyte growth factor |
| HIF | hypoxia-inducible factor |
| HSV | herpes simplex virus |
| IL | interleukin |
| IL1R1 | interleukin 1 receptor type 1 |
| KLF | Kruppel-like factor |
| KOR | Kappa opioid receptor |
| LacZ | β-galactosidase |
| LEC | lymphatic endothelial cell |
| LYVE1 | lymphatic vessel endothelial hyaluronan receptor 1 |
| mAb | monoclonal antibody |
| MCP-1 | monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 |
| miRNA | microRNA |
| MMP | matrix metalloproteinase |
| mRNA | messenger RNA |
| MyD88 | myeloid differentiation primary response gene 88 |
| NF-κB | nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells |
| NK1R | neurokinin 1 receptor |
| Nrp | neuropilin |
| ORAI1 | calcium release-activated calcium channel protein 1 |
| PDGF | platelet-derived growth factor |
| Pdk2 | pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase isoform 2 |
| Pdl1 | programed death ligand-1 |
| PI3K | phosphoinositide 3-kinase |
| PIK3CA | phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase, catalytic subunit alpha |
| PLDL | poly(L-lactic-co-D-lactic acid) |
| PLGA | poly(D,L-lactic-co-glycolic acid) |
| Prox1 | Prospero-related homeobox-1 |
| Robo | Roundabout |
| RYK | related to receptor tyrosine kinase |
| SC | Schlemm’s canal |
| S1P | sphingosine 1-phosphate |
| S1PR1 | sphingosine 1-phosphate receptor 1 |
| Sema | semaphorin |
| siRNA | small interfering RNA |
| sVEGFR | soluble vascular endothelial growth factor receptor |
| Tie | angiopoietin receptor |
| TIR | Toll/IL-1 receptor |
| TGFBIp | transforming growth factor-β-induced protein |
| TNF-α | tumor necrosis factor α |
| TSP-1 | thrombospondin 1 |
| UNC5B | Unc5 netrin receptor B |
| VEGF | vascular endothelial growth factor |
| VEGF-A | vascular endothelial growth factor A |
| VEGF-C | vascular endothelial growth factor C |
| VEGF-D | vascular endothelial growth factor D |
| VEGFR | vascular endothelial growth factor receptor |
| VEGFR-2 | vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2 |
| VEGFR-3 | vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 3 |
| Wnt | wingless and integrated |