| PDL | Periodontal ligament |
| PDLFs | Periodontal ligament fibroblasts |
| LJLE | Litsea japonica leave extract |
| LPS | Lipopolysaccharide |
| IL-6 | Interleukin-6 |
| IL-8 | Interleukin-8 |
| SD | Standard deviation |
| TLR | Toll-like receptor |
| mRNA | Messenger ribonucleic acid |
| IL-1β | Interleukin-1 beta |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| iNOS | Inducible nitric oxide synthase |
| MOI | Multiplicity of infection |
| TPP | Thiamine pyrophosphate |
| CFU | Colony forming unit |
| MTT | 3-(4,5-Dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide |
| PCR | Polymerase chain reaction |
| GAPDH | Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase |
| ELISA | Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay |
| DCF | Dichlorofluorescein fluorescence |