| ACC-α | Acetyl CoA carboxylase-α |
| Akt | Protein kinase B |
| CPT1A | Carnitine palmitoyl-transferase 1A |
| CREB | cAMP-response element binding protein |
| FAS | Fatty acid synthase |
| GSK3β | Glycogen synthase kinase 3β |
| G6PD | Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase |
| HSL | Hormone-sensitive lipase |
| icv | Intracerebroventricular |
| IL | Interleukin |
| IR | Insulin receptor |
| IRS1 | Insulin receptor substrate 1 |
| JNK | c-Jun N-terminal kinase |
| LPL | Lipoprotein lipase |
| MCP-1 | Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 |
| ME | Malic enzyme |
| mTOR | Mechanistic target of rapamycin |
| NADPH | Reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate |
| NFkB | Nuclear factor kappa B |
| PF | Pair-fed |
| PPARγ | Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ |
| PTEN | Phosphatase and tensin homolog homolog deleted on chromosome 10 |
| p38MAPK | p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| STAT3 | Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 |