AGEs	Advanced Glycation End products
ASCVD	AtheroSclerotic CardioVascular Disease
BCAA	Branched-Chain Amino Acid
BM	Bone Marrow
C/EBPα	CCAAT Enhancer-Binding Protein alpha
CMPs	Common Myeloid Progenitors
CRP	C-Reactive Protein
CXCL-	Chemokine (C-X-C motif) Ligand
CVD	Cardiovascular disease
fMLP	N-Formylmethionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine
G-CSF	Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor
GFs	Gingival Fibroblasts
GMPs	Granulocyte-Monocyte Precursors
HFD	High-Fat Diet
HSC	Hematopoietic Stem Cell
IFN-γ	Interferon-γ
IL-	Interleukin-
LIP	Ligature-Induced Periodontitis
LMPs	Lymphoid and Myeloid Precursors
LPS	LypoPolySaccaride
MCP-1	Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein-1
MMPs	Matrix MetalloProteinases
MPO	MyeloPerOxidase
MPPs	MultiPotent Precursors
NADP-H	Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide Phosphate-H
NE	Neutrophil Elastase
NETs	Neutrophil Extracellular Traps
NF-κB	Nuclear Factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells
PI3K/AKT	Phosphoinositide 3-Kinase Inhibitors
PMA	Phorbol 12-Myristate 13-Acetate
PRRs	Pattern Recognition Receptors
RAGE	Receptor for AGE
ROS	Reactive Oxygen Species
SMIRKO	Smooth Muscle Insulin Receptor Knock Out
TLRs	Toll-like receptors
TNF-α	Tumor Necrosis Factor-α
T2DM	Type 2 Diabetes Morbidity