| Porphyromonas gingivalis | P. gingivalis |
| IL | Interleukin |
| Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans | A. actinomycetemcomitans |
| Prevotella intermedia | P. inter-media |
| Tannerella forsythia | T. forsythia |
| Treponema denticola | T denticola |
| Fusobacterium nucleatum | F. nucleatum |
| Chlamydia pneumoniae | C. pneumoniae |
| mTOR | mammalian target of rapamycin |
| S6K-1 | Ribosomal protein S6 kinase beta-1 |
| BCAAs | branched-chain amino acids |
| PLSCs | periodontal ligament stem cells |
| CRP | C-reactive protein |
| TNFα | Tumor Necrosis Factor α |
| OSCC | Oral squamous cell carcinoma cells |
| TGF | Transforming Growth Factor |
| CRC | Colorectal carcinoma |
| Th | T helper |
| LPS | lipopolysaccharide |
| MM | Multiple myeloma |
| Tannerella forsythia | T. forsythia |
| PKB/Akt | Protein kinase B |
| MMP9 | Serum Matrix metalloproteinase-9 |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| miRNA | microRNA |
| NF-κB | Nuclear factor kappa B |