| AGEs | advanced glycation end products |
| DM | diabetes mellitus |
| ECM | extracellular matrix |
| RAGE | receptor for advanced glycation end products |
| Col1A1 | collagen type 1 |
| Col3A1 | collagen type 3 |
| MMP/s | metalloproteinase/s |
| VEGF | vascular endothelial growth factor |
| LSS | lumbar spinal stenosis |
| LF | ligamentum flavum |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| PPARs | peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors |
| ER | endoplasmic reticulum |
| PDL | periodontal ligament |
| TMMPs | tissue inhibitors of MMPs |
| ATF6 | activating transcription factor 6 |
| PKR | double-stranded RNA-activated protein kinase |
| PERK | endoplasmic reticulum kinase |
| IRE1 | inositol requiring enzyme 1 |
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