| AS | Allred’s score |
| ADP | adenosine diphosphate |
| ATP | adenosine triphosphate |
| CAFs | cancer-associated fibroblasts |
| DAB | diaminobenzidine |
| DMEM | Dulbbeco’s modified Eagle’s medium |
| ELISA | Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay |
| ERK1/2 | extracellular signal-regulated kinase1/2 |
| FBS | fetal bovine serum |
| GAPDH | glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase |
| HIF1α | hypoxia inducible factor 1 α-subunit |
| KMT2D | histone-lysine N-methyltransferase 2D |
| MGMT | O6-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase |
| MTHFR | methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase |
| NFkB | nuclear factor-kappa B |
| OED | oral epithelial dysplasia |
| OSCC | oral squamous cell carcinoma |
| PI3K | phosphoinositide 3-kinase |
| PK | pyruvate kinase |
| PVDF | polyvinylidene fluoride |
| qRT-PCR | Quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| STAT3 | signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 |
| TCA | tricarboxylic acid |
| VEGF | vascular endothelial growth factor |