Abbreviations

Column content Terms Most Frequently Used in Stem Cell Biology

Abbreviations	A key to abbreviations
ADSC	adipose derived stem cells
ADL	activity of daily living
Arc	activity-regulated cytoskeleton-associated protein
BCP	biphasic calcium phosphate
BMASCs	bone marrow-derived adipose stromal cells
BMDC	bone marrow-derived cell
BDNF	brain-derived neurotrophic factor
BMP	bone morphogenetic protein
CAL	cell-assisted lipotransfer
CNS	central nervous system
CPC	cardiomyocyte progenitor cells
EPC	endothelial progenitor cells
ESC	embryonic stem cells
FC	fear conditioning
FGF-2	fibroblast growth factor-2
FGF-2-R	fibroblast growth factor-2 receptor
GDNF	Glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor
GFAP	Glial fibrillary acidic protein
Gy	Gray
hASCs	human adipose-derived stem cells
hESC	human embryonic stem cell
HGF	hepatocyte growth factor
HIR	hepatic irradiation
HNC	head and neck cancer
hNSC	human neural stem cell
HT	hepatocyte transplantation
IFNg	interferon g
IL-11	interleukin-11
IL-1b	interleukin-1b
IL-4	interleukin-4
iPS	induced pluripotent stem cell
KGF	keratinocyte growth factor
LIF	Leukemia inhibitory factor
LSECs	liver sinusoidal endothelial cells
mAb	monoclonal antibody
MHC	major histocompatibility complex
MSCs	mesenchymal stem cells
MyoD	myogenic differentiation antigen
NGF	nerve growth factor
NK Cell	natural killer cell
NKT Cell	natural killer T Cell
NT	Neurotrophin
NTF-SCs	Neurotrophic factor secreting cells
NPR	novel place recognition
NSCs	Neural stem cells
OLT	orthotopic liver transplantation
ORN	osteoradionecrosis
PBL	peripheral blood lymphocytes
PCL	Polycaprolactone
PI	propidium iodide
PMA	phorbol mirystate acetate
PMPS	post mastectomy pain syndrome
PNS	Peripheral nervous system
PRD	pelvic radiation disease
RILD	radiation-induced liver disease
rlu	relative light units
RT	radiation therapy
SCs	Schwann cells
SGZ	subgranular zone
Shh	sonic hedgehog
SVZ	subventricular zone
TAZ	transcriptional coactivator with PDZ-binding motif
TBM	total bone marrow
TGF	transforming growth factor
TGF-β1	transforming growth factor beta1
TNFa	tumor necrosis factor a
VEGF	vascular endothelial growth factor

Abbreviations

A key to abbreviations

ADSC

adipose derived stem cells

ADL

activity of daily living

Arc

activity-regulated cytoskeleton-associated protein

BCP

biphasic calcium phosphate

BMASCs

bone marrow-derived adipose stromal cells

BMDC

bone marrow-derived cell

BDNF

brain-derived neurotrophic factor

BMP

bone morphogenetic protein

CAL

cell-assisted lipotransfer

CNS

central nervous system

CPC

cardiomyocyte progenitor cells

EPC

endothelial progenitor cells

ESC

embryonic stem cells

fear conditioning

FGF-2

fibroblast growth factor-2

FGF-2-R

fibroblast growth factor-2 receptor

GDNF

Glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor

GFAP

Glial fibrillary acidic protein

Gray

hASCs

human adipose-derived stem cells

hESC

human embryonic stem cell

HGF

hepatocyte growth factor

HIR

hepatic irradiation

HNC

head and neck cancer

hNSC

human neural stem cell

hepatocyte transplantation

IFNg

interferon g

IL-11

interleukin-11

IL-1b

interleukin-1b

IL-4

interleukin-4

iPS

induced pluripotent stem cell

KGF

keratinocyte growth factor

LIF

Leukemia inhibitory factor

LSECs

liver sinusoidal endothelial cells

mAb

monoclonal antibody

MHC

major histocompatibility complex

MSCs

mesenchymal stem cells

MyoD

myogenic differentiation antigen

NGF

nerve growth factor

NK Cell

natural killer cell

NKT Cell

natural killer T Cell

Neurotrophin

NTF-SCs

Neurotrophic factor secreting cells

NPR

novel place recognition

NSCs

Neural stem cells

OLT

orthotopic liver transplantation

ORN

osteoradionecrosis

PBL

peripheral blood lymphocytes

PCL

Polycaprolactone

propidium iodide

PMA

phorbol mirystate acetate

PMPS

post mastectomy pain syndrome

PNS

Peripheral nervous system

PRD

pelvic radiation disease

RILD

radiation-induced liver disease

rlu

relative light units

radiation therapy

SCs

Schwann cells

SGZ

subgranular zone

Shh

sonic hedgehog

SVZ

subventricular zone

TAZ

transcriptional coactivator with PDZ-binding motif

TBM

total bone marrow

TGF

transforming growth factor

TGF-β1

transforming growth factor beta1

TNFa

tumor necrosis factor a

VEGF

vascular endothelial growth factor

last update : 2015.06.15.

Technical term

Technical term	Fundamental concepts
Adult stem cell	Undifferentiated cell in differentiated tissue; better term is ‘somatic stem cell’ because this type can also be found in children
De-differentiation	Reversion of partially or terminally differentiated cell to an earlier developmental stage in its own lineage
Embryonic stem cell	Undifferentiated cell present in the inner mass cells of a blastocyst
Inner cell mass	Clump of cells within blastocyst; the original (totipotent) embryonic stem (ES) cells
Multipotent cell	Differentiates into cells of a particular cell lineage (in a germ layer)
Pluripotent cell	Differentiates into any cell type present within a germ layer
Self-renewal	Asymmetrical division producing 1 identical cell and 1 ‘‘daughter’’ cell that enters the determination phases
Terms Most Frequently Used in Stem Cell Biology	Differentiates into any cell type without exception. Also stem cell
Transdifferentiation	Change of cell’s fate, ie, cell enters a lineage that was not the original destination
Unipotent cell	Differentiates into only 1 type of cell and differs from non–stem cell because it is able to selfrenew
Zygote	Fusion of spermatozoid and egg cell, develops into blastocyst