OSF	oral submucous fibrosis
WHO	World Health Organization
HPV	human papilloma virus
EMT	epithelial-mesenchymal transition
ECM	extracellular matrix
TGF-β	transforming growth factor-β
LOX	lysyl oxidase
TIMP	tissue inhibitor of the matrix metalloproteinase
PAI	plasminogen activator inhibitor
MMP	matrix metalloproteinase
CTGF	connective tissue growth factor
ROS	reactive oxygen species
OSCC	oral squamous cell carcinoma
HIF-1α	hypoxia-inducible factor-1α
VEGF	vascular endothelial growth factor
FGF	fibroblast growth factor
PDGF	platelet-derived growth factor
EGFR	epidermal growth factor receptor
HBOT	hyperbaric oxygen therapy
PCNA	proliferating cell nuclear antigen
iNOS	inducible nitric oxide synthase
ZEB1	Zinc finger E-box binding homeobox 1
H&E	Hematoxylin and Eosin
IHC	immunohistochemical
2-DE	two-dimensional electrophoresis
CYPA	cyclophilin A
NCOA7	nuclear receptor coactivator 7
MALDI-IMS	matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization imaging mass spectrometry
nanoLC	nano liquid chromatography
IMP3	insulin-like growth factor II mRNA-binding protein 3
WIF1	Wnt inhibitory factor-1
SFRP1	secretion of the frizzled-related proteins 1
α-SMA	α-smooth muscle actin
E-SOD	erythrocyte superoxide dismutase
GPx	glutathione peroxidase
LDH	lactate dehydrogenase
MDA	malondialdehyde
8-OHdG	8-hydroxy-2-deoxyguanosine
OCT	optical coherence tomography
FTIR	fourier transform infrared spectroscopy
NADH	nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide
TCM	traditional Chinese medicine
TGM-2	transglutaminase-2