| OSCC | Oral squamous cell carcinoma |
| EVs | Extracellular vesicles |
| EZH2 | Enhancer of zeste homolog 2 |
| EGFR | Epidermal growth factor receptor |
| PKCε | Protein kinase Cε |
| TGF | Transforming growth factor |
| circRNAs | Circular RNAs |
| IL-6 | Interleukin-6 |
| TNF-α | Tumor necrosis factor alpha |
| IL-8 | Interleukin-8 |
| MMP-9 | Matrix metallopeptidase 9 |
| IL-1-β | Interleukin-1-β |
| IL-1-Ra | IL-1 receptor antagonist |
| IL-10 | Interleukin-10 |
| 8-OHdG (8-oxo-dG) | 8-Oxo-2′-deoxyguanosine |