| 67LR | 67 kDa laminin receptor |
| ADAM | A disintegrin and metalloprotease |
| ADAMTS9 | ADAM metallopeptidase with thrombospondin type 1 motif 9 |
| ADAMTSL4 | ADAMTS like 4 |
| AGEs | Advanced glycation end products |
| AKT | Protein kinase B |
| AMPK | AMP-activated protein kinase |
| AP-1 | Activator protein 1 |
| BMP-6 | Bone morphogenetic protein-6 |
| CAMK II | Calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II |
| CI | Confidence interval |
| EC | Epicatechin |
| ECG | Epicatechin gallate |
| EGCG | Epigallocatechin gallate |
| EGF | Epidermal growth factor |
| EGFR | Epidermal growth factor receptor |
| ERK1/2 | Extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 |
| F-actin | Filamentous actin |
| FAK | Focal adhesion kinase |
| GM-CSF | Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor |
| HCC | Hepatocellular carcinoma |
| Hsp27 | Heat shock protein 27 |
| HUVECs | Human umbilical vein endothelial cells |
| IGF-II | Insulin-like growth factor-II |
| IL | Interleukin |
| JNK | c-Jun aminoterminal kinase |
| LPS | Lipopolysaccharide |
| MAPK | Mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| MMPs | Matrix metalloproteinases |
| MT1-MMP | Membrane-type1 MMP |
| NF-κB | Nuclear factor-κB |
| ORs | Odds ratios |
| OSCC | Oral squamous cell carcinoma |
| p38 | Protein-38 |
| PDGF | Platelet-derived growth factor |
| PI3K | Phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase |
| Pit-1 | POU class 1 homeobox 1 transcription factor |
| PMA | Phorbol myristate acetate |
| PSA | Prostate-specific antigen |
| qPCR | Quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction |
| RAGE | Receptor for AGEs |
| RANKL | Receptor activator of the nuclear factor kappa ligand |
| RhoC | Ras homolog family member C |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| SiRNA | Small interfering RNA |
| Sp1 | Specificity protein 1 |
| STAT3 | Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 |
| TGF-β | Transforming growth factor-β |
| TIMP | Tissue inhibitor of MMP |
| TNFα | Tumor necrosis factor α |
| VEGF | Vascular endothelial growth factor |
| WNT | Wingless and Int-1 |