2D-GE	Two-dimensional gel electrophoresis
CAFs	Cancer-associated fibroblasts
CE-MS	Capillary electrophoresis–mass spectrometry
DIA	Data-independent acquisition
DMFS	Decayed, missing, and filled surfaces
EMT	Epithelial–mesenchymal transition
EVs	Extracellular vesicles
GC-MS	Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry
GCF	Gingival crevicular fluid
GWAS	Genome-wide association study(s)
iTRAQ	Isobaric tags for relative and absolute quantitation
LC-MS/MS	Liquid chromatography coupled to tandem mass spectrometry
LFQ	Label-free quantification
lncRNA	Long non-coding RNA
MDSCs	Myeloid-derived suppressor cells
miRNA	MicroRNA
MMPg	Mucous membrane pemphigoid
mRNA	Messenger RNA
MS	Mass spectrometry
NGS	Next-generation sequencing
NMR	Nuclear magnetic resonance
OSCC	Oral squamous cell carcinoma
p-EMT	Partial epithelial–mesenchymal transition
PCA	Principal component analysis
PLS-DA	Partial least squares discriminant analysis
PRS	Polygenic risk score
PV	Pemphigus vulgaris
RNA-seq	RNA sequencing
SCFAs	Short-chain fatty acids
scRNA-seq	Single-cell RNA sequencing
SS	Sjögren’s syndrome
SWATH-MS	Sequential window acquisition of all theoretical mass spectra
TCA	Tricarboxylic acid cycle
TILs	Tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes
TME	Tumor microenvironment
TMT	Tandem mass tags
UPLC-MS	Ultra-performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry
WES	Whole-exome sequencing