AGEs	Advanced Glycation End Products
bFGF	basic Fibroblast Growth Factor
CAPES	Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel
CAT	Catalase
CD31	Cluster of Differentiation 31
CD34	Cluster of Differentiation 34
CD68	Cluster of Differentiation 68
CFU/g	Colony Forming Units per gram
CNPq	Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Development
COX-2	Cyclooxygenase-2
DUF	Diabetic Foot Ulcers
DNA	Deoxyribonucleic Acid
DPLP	Data and Project Leadership
ECM	Extracellular Matrix
EGF	Epidermal Growth Factor
EGFR	Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor
eNOS	endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase
ERK1/2	Extracellular signal-Regulated Kinase ½
FAPEMA	Maranhão Research Foundation
FGF-2	Fibroblast Growth Factor 2
FINEP	Studies and Projects Funding
GLUT-1	Glucose Transporter 1
GSH	Glutathione
H2O2	Hydrogen Peroxide
HIF-1α	Hypoxia-Inducible Factor-1 alpha
HO-1	Heme Oxygenase-1
HPX	Hydroxyproline
HUVEC	Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells
IFN-γ	Interferon-gamma
IGF-1	insulin-like Growth Factor 1
IL-12	Interleukin-12
IL-1β	Interleukin-1 beta
IL-2	Interleukin-2
IL-6	Interleukin-6
IL-8	Interleukin-8
MDA	Malondialdehyde
MMP	Matrix Metalloproteinases
MMP-2	Matrix Metalloproteinase-2
MMP-9	Matrix Metalloproteinase-9
mRNA	messenger Ribonucleic Acid
MRSA	Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus
n.i	not informed
n.r	not reported
NF-κB	Nuclear Factor kappa B
NO	Nitric Oxide
NOS	Nitric Oxide Synthase
Nrf2	Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2
PCC	Population, Concept, Context
PDGF	Platelet-Derived Growth Factor
PI3K/Akt	Phosphoinositide 3-Kinase/Protein Kinase B
PPGCS	Graduate Program in Health Sciences
PPGST	Graduate Program in Health and Technology
PRISMA	Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses
QCRI	Qatar Computing Research Institute
RAGE	Receptor for Advanced Glycation End Products
ROS	Reactive Oxygen Species
SOD	Superoxide Dismutase
STZ	Streptozotocin
TAC	Total Antioxidant Capacity
T-AOC	Total Antioxidant Capacity
TGF-β	Transforming Growth Factor-beta
TIMP	Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinases
TIMP-2	Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinases-2
TNF-α	Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
tTG	tissue Transglutaminase
VEGF	Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor
WBC	White Blood Cells