ACE	Angiotensin-converting-enzyme
AH	Arterial hypertension
AO	Atypical odontalgia
BMS	Burning mouth syndrome
CACC	Calcium-activated chloride channels
CGRP	Calcitonin gene-related peptide
CKD	Chronic kidney disease
CVD	Cardiovascular disease
EGF	Epidermal growth factor
FDA	Food and drug administration
GFR	Glomerular filtration rate
GECs	Gingival epithelial cells
GLUT2	Glucose transporter 2
HDL	High-density lipoproteins
HIV-DSPN	HIV-associated distal sensory polyneuropathy
HOMA-IR	Homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance
JAK/STAT	Janus kinase/signal transducer and activator of transcription
LDL	Low-density lipoproteins
LXR	Liver X receptor
mAChRs	Muscarinic acetylcholine receptors
NF-kB	Nuclear factor-kB
NGF	Nerve growth factor
NO	Nitric oxide
OH-1	Heme oxygenase-1
OED	Oral epithelial dysplasia
PDX-1	Pancreatic duodenal homebox-1
pERK	phosphorylated kinase
PHN	Post-herpetic neuropathy
PI3/AKT	Phosphoinositide 3-kinase/protein kinase B
PPARα	Peroxisome proliferators-activated receptor-α
PTNN	Painful post-traumatic trigeminal neuropathyoma
SMG	Submandibular gland
SNT	Solitary nucleus tract
SP	Substance P
TAK1/MAPK	Transforming growth factor-β-activated kinase 1/mitogen-activated protein-kinase
TG	Triglycerides
TJs	Tight junctions
TM1-6	6 transmembrane regions
TMD	Temporomandibular disorder
TN	Trigeminal neuralgia
TNF-α	Tumor necrosis factor-α
TRCs	Taste receptor cells
TRPV	Transient receptor potential vanilloid
Vc	Caudal trigeminal subnucleus