AKT	protein kinase B
AP	activator protein
CAF	cancer-associated fibroblast
CD	cluster of differentiation
COX	Cyclooxygenase
ECM	extracellular matrix
EGF	epidermal growth factor
EGFR	epidermal growth factor receptor
EMT	epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition
ERK	extracellular-regulated kinase
GLUT	glucose transporter
HIF	Hypoxia-Inducible Factor
IL	Interleukin
MAPK	mitogen-activated protein kinase
MCT	monocarboxylate transporter
MMP	matrix metalloproteinase
MT-MP	membrane type-matrix metalloproteinase
NF-kB	Nuclear Factor-kappa B
OPMD	oral potentially malignant disorder
PI3K	phosphoinositide 3 kinase
SCC	squamous cell carcinoma
SNAI	zinc finger snail homolog
Sp	Specificity protein
TGF	transforming growth factor
TIMP	tissue inhibitor of matrix metalloproteinase
TNF	tumor necrosis factor
TWIST	basic helix-loop-helix twist homolog
uPA	urokinase-type plasminogen activator
uPAR	urokinase-type plasminogen activator receptor
VEGF	vascular endothelial growth factor
ZEB	zinc finger E-box-binding homeobox