| AGE | advanced glycation end-products |
| BAX | Bcl-2-associated X protein |
| BCL2 | B-cell lymphoma 2 |
| BDNF | brain-derived neurotrophic factor |
| CAN | Cardiac Autonomic Neuropathy |
| CASP3/9 | caspase 3/9, apoptosis-related cysteine peptidase |
| CAT | catalase |
| CGRP | calcitonin gene-related peptide |
| cmRNA | circulating mRNA |
| COX2 | cytochrome c oxidase subunit 2 |
| DM | diabetes mellitus |
| DN | diabetic peripheral neuropathy |
| eNOS | endothelial nitric oxide synthase |
| ELISA | enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay |
| ERBB2/3 | Erb-B2 receptor tyrosine kinase 3/3 |
| FGFR3 | fibroblast growth factor receptor 3 |
| GBS | Guillain–Barré syndrome |
| GFAP | glial fibrillary acidic protein |
| GPX1 | glutathione peroxidase 1 |
| HIF-1α | hypoxia-inducible factor 1-alpha |
| hiPSC | human-induced pluripotent stem cell |
| HMOX1 | heme oxygenase 1 |
| IENFD | Intraepidermal Nerve Fiber Density |
| IKBα | Nuclear factor of kappa light polypeptide gene enhancer in B-cells inhibitor, alpha |
| IL-1β | interleukin 1 beta |
| IL-6 | interleukin 6 |
| iNOS | inducible nitric oxide synthase |
| KROX2 | (EGR2) early growth response 2 |
| LC3 | microtubule-associated protein 1 light chain 3 |
| MAG | myelin-associated glycoprotein |
| MAPK | mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| MBP | myelin basic protein |
| MCP-1 | monocyte chemoattractant protein 1 |
| MEA | multi-electrode array |
| miRNA | microRNA |
| MPZ | myelin protein zero |
| mTORC1 | mechanistic target of rapamycin complex 1 |
| NADPH | nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate |
| NF-κB | nuclear factor-kappa B |
| NfL | Neurofilament Light Chain |
| NGF | nerve growth factor |
| NOX4 | NADPH oxidase 4 |
| Nrf2 | nuclear factor erythroid 2–related factor 2 |
| NSE | Neuron-Specific Enolase |
| P0 | protein zero |
| PKC | protein kinase C |
| PRPH | peripherin |
| RAGE | advanced glycation end-products receptor |
| RELA | v-rel avian reticuloendotheliosis viral oncogene homolog A |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| SC | Schwann cell |
| SOD1 | superoxide dismutase 1 |
| SOX10 | SRY-box transcription factor 10 |
| SP | substance P |
| T1DM | type 1 diabetes mellitus |
| T2DM | type 2 diabetes mellitus |
| TLR4 | toll-like receptor 4 |
| TNF-α | tumor necrosis factor alpha |
| VEGF | vascular endothelial growth factor |