AKT	protein kinase B
AMI	acute myocardial infarction
AP-1	activator protein 1
BAT	brown adipose tissue
C/EBPs	CCAAT/enhancer-binding proteins
C/EBPβ	CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein β
CCL2	C-C motif chemokine ligand 2
CFs	cardiac fibroblasts
ECM	extracellular matrix
ENO1	Enolase1
ERK	extracellular signal-regulated kinase
eWAT	epididymal white adipose tissue
FFAs	free fatty acids
Foxo1	forkhead box protein O1
GCK	glucokinase
GLUT2	solute carrier family 2 member 2
GPCRs	G-protein coupled receptors
GSK-3β	glycogen synthase kinase-3β
HCC	hepatocellular carcinoma
HDAC1	histone deacetylase 1
HFD	high-fat diet
HNF4	hepatocyte nuclear factor 4
ICAM-1	intercellular adhesion molecule 1
IGF-1	insulin like growth factor 1
IL-1β	interleukin-1β
IL-6	interleukin-6
IRS-1	insulin receptor substrate 1
iWAT	inguinal white adipose tissue
IκB	inhibitor of NF-κB
JAK	janus kinase
JNK	c-Jun N-terminal kinase
KLF	Kruppel-like factor
LRP6	low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 6
MCP-1	macrophage chemoattractant protein-1.MI, myocardial infarction
MLKL	mixed pedigree kinase structure-like protein
MMP2	matrix metallopeptidase 2
MZF1	myeloid zinc finger 1
NAFLD	non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
NASH	non-alcoholic steatohepatitis
NF-κB	nuclear factor-kappa B
NR4A1	nuclear receptor subfamily 4 group A member 1
PA	Palmitic acid
TLR4	Toll-like receptor 4
PARs	protease-activated receptor
PDX-1	pancreatic and duodenal homeobox 1
PI3K	phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase
PPARγ	peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ
RCL	reaction center loop
rhIL-6	Recombinant IL-6
RIPK1	Receptor-interacting protein kinase 1
Serpina3c	serine (or cysteine) proteinase inhibitor, clade A, member 3C
Serpins	Serine protease inhibitors
SP1	Sp1 transcription factor
STAT3	signal transducer and activator of transcription 3
STATs	signal transducers and activators of transcription
TCF/LEF	T-cell factor/lymphoid enhancing factor
TFs	transcription factors
TG	triglycerides
TGF-β	transforming growth factor-β
TIMP2	TIMP metallopeptidase inhibitor 2
TNF-α	tumor necrosis factor-α
TRIF	TIR domain containing adaptor molecule 1
VAT	visceral adipose tissue
VEGF	vascular endothelial growth factor
VSMCs	vascular smooth muscle cells
WAT	white adipose tissue
Wnt	Wingless