ACh	Acetylcholine
Akt	Protein kinase B
ANOVA	Analysis of variance
ARE	Antioxidant response element
BH4	Tetrahydrobiopterin
BCA	Bicinchoninic acid
CMC	Carboxymethyl cellulose
CNM	Cinnamaldehyde
CO2	Carbon dioxide
CSF	Colony-stimulating factor
CVD	Cardiovascular disease
DBP	Diastolic blood pressure
DHFR	Dihydrofolate reductase
ELISA	Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
eNOS	Endothelial nitric oxide synthase
FFA	Free fatty acids
GCH-I	GTP cyclohydrolase-I
GSK-3β	Glycogen synthase kinase-3 beta
HFD	High-fat diet
HDL	High-density lipoprotein
HR	Heart rate
IGF-1	Insulin-like growth factor-1
IL	Interleukin
INF	Porphyromonas gingivalis infection
IPGTT	Intraperitoneal glucose tolerance test
ITT	Insulin tolerance test
Keap1	Kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1
LDL	Low-density lipoprotein
LPS	Lipopolysaccharide
ND	Normal diet
NE	Norepinephrine
NF-κB	Nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B
NO	Nitric oxide
NOS3	Endothelial nitric oxide synthase gene
NQO1	NAD(P)H quinone dehydrogenase 1
Nrf2	Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2
PD	Periodontal disease
Pg	Porphyromonas gingivalis
PI3K	Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase
PPARγ	Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma
PPI	Protein–protein interaction
PSS	Physiological salt solution
qRT-PCR	Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction
QUICKI	Quantitative insulin sensitivity check index
RIPA	Radioimmunoprecipitation assay
ROS	Reactive oxygen species
SAA	Serum amyloid A
SBP	Systolic blood pressure
SEM	Standard error of the mean
SPP1	Secreted phosphoprotein 1 (osteopontin)
TLR4	Toll-like receptor 4
TNF-α	Tumor necrosis factor-alpha
VEGF	Vascular endothelial growth factor
VLDL	Very low-density lipoprotein