| ACTA2 | Actin alpha 2 |
| α-SMA | Alpha-smooth muscle actin |
| BMFs | Buccal mucosal fibroblasts |
| COL1A1 | Collagen type I alpha 1 chain |
| DCF | 2′,7′-dichlorofluorescein |
| DCFH-DA | 2′,7′- dichlorodihy-drofluorescein diacetate |
| EMT | Epithelial-mesenchymal transition |
| fBMF | Fibrotic buccal mucosal fibroblasts |
| GAPDH | Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase |
| MiR-424 | MicroRNA-424 |
| OSF | Oral submucous fibrosis |
| TGF-β1 | Transforming growth factor Beta 1 |
| TGIF2 | TGFB-induced factor 2 protein |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| 3′UTR | Three prime untranslated region |
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