| AD | Alzheimer’s disease |
| APS | antiphospholipid syndrome |
| CD | Crohn’s disease |
| ECM | extracellular matrix |
| HT | Hashimoto’s thyroiditis |
| MS | multiple sclerosis |
| PA | pernicious anemia |
| PD | periodontitis |
| RA | rheumatoid arthritis |
| RCT | randomized controlled trial |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| SD | Sjögren’s disease |
| T1D | type 1 diabetes |
| VitC | vitamin C |