AAA	abdominal aortic aneurysm
ABC	ATP-binding cassette transporter
AKT	protein kinase B
AMPKα	AMP-activated protein kinase alpha
AT	adipose tissue
CAMs	cell adhesion molecules
CPT1A	carnitine palmitoyltransferase 1A
CREB1	cAMP response element binding protein 1
CROT	carnitine O-octanoyltransferase
ECM	extracellular matrix
ET-1	endothelin-1
FXR	farnesoid X receptor
FXRE	FXR response element
GLP-1	glucagon-like peptide-1
GLUT4	glucose transporter type 4
HADHB	hydroxyacyl-CoA-dehydrogenase
HDL	high density lipoprotein
HFD	high fat diet
HMG-CoA	3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA
IRS-2	insulin receptor substrate-2
KO	knockout
LDL	low density lipoprotein
LDL-R	low density lipoprotein receptor
LXR	liver X receptor
MCP-1	monocyte chemoattractant protein-1
MiRNA	microRNA
MMP	metalloproteinase
NAFLD	nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
NFκB	nuclear factor κB
PDK-1	phosphoinositide-dependent kinase-1
PI3K	phosphoinositide 3-kinase
RCT	reverse cholesterol transport
SIRT	sirtuin
SREBP	sterol regulatory element-binding protein
RXR	retinoid X receptor
TNFα	tumour necrosis factor α
UTR	untranslated region
VLDL	very low density lipoprotein