OPMDs	Oral potentially malignant disorders
OSCC	Oral squamous cell carcinoma
OLK	Oral leukoplakia
OLP	Oral lichen planus
OSF	Oral submucous fibrosis
OLL	Oral lichenoid lesions
OEL	Oral erythroleukoplakia
ECM	Extracellular matrix
IL	Interleukin
TNF-α	Tumor necrosis factor-α
NETs	Neutrophil extracellular traps
DCs	Dendritic cells
4NQO	4-nitroquinoline-oxide
MDSCs	Myeloid-derived suppressor cells
Th cells	Helper T cells
CTLs	Cytotoxic T lymphocytes
IFN-γ	Interferon-γ
Tregs	Regulatory T cells
PD-1	Programmed cell death protein-1
CTLA-4	Cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen-4
TIGIT	Ig and ITIM domains
LAG-3	Lymphocyte-activation gene-3
TIM-3	T cell immunoglobulin and mucin domain-containing protein-3
VEGF	Vascular endothelial growth factor
TCA	Tricarboxylic acid
CAFs	Cancer-associated fibroblasts
MMP	Matrix metalloproteinase