AP-1	activation protein-1
ChIP	chromatin immunoprecipitation
BSA	bovine serum albumin
DAB	3,3ʹ-diaminobenzidine tetrahydrochloride
DAPI	4,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole
DMEM	Dulbecco’s modified Eagle’s medium
GAPDH	glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase
GIMI	glycerol-induced muscle injury
GPU	graphics processing unit
H&E	hematoxylin and eosin
HMGB1	high-mobility group box-1
IGF-1	insulin-like growth factor 1
IHC	immunohistochemistry
IL-18	interleukin-18
mAb	monoclonal antibody
MuRF-1	muscle RING-finger-1
MyHC	myosin heavy chain
MyoD	myogenic differentiation
NF-κB	nuclear factor-κB
Pax-7	paired box 7
pfu	plaque-forming units
PBS	phosphate-buffered saline
PTA	phosphotungstic acid
qRT-PCR	quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction
RAGE	receptor for advanced glycation end-products
ROI	region of interest
SD	standard deviation
shRNA	short hairpin RNA
siRNA	small interfering RNA
TA	tibialis anterior
TLR4	toll-like receptor 4