| ACC | Acetyl-CoA carboxylase |
| AGTR-1 | Angiotensin II Receptor Type 1 |
| Akt | Protein Kinase B |
| AMPK | Adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase |
| aP2 | Adipocyte Protein 2 |
| ATP | Adenosine triphosphate |
| BMP-2 | Bone Morphogenetic Protein-2 |
| C/EBPα | CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein α |
| C3G | Cyanidin-3-O-β-glucoside |
| C3R | Cyanidin-3-rutinoside |
| cAMP | Cyclic adenosine 3′,5′-monophosphate |
| ChREBP | Carbohydrate response element-binding protein |
| COX-2 | Cyclooxygenase 2 |
| CPT-1 | Carnitine palmitoyltransferase I |
| FABP4 | Fatty acid-binding protein 4 |
| FAS | Fatty acid synthase |
| FGF21 | Fibroblast growth factor 21 i |
| FoxO1 | Forkhead box protein O1 |
| GFAT | Glutamine:fructose-6-phosphate aminotransferase |
| GLUT4 | Glucose transporter type 4 |
| GPx | Glutathione peroxidase |
| H2O2 | Hydrogen peroxide |
| hAECs | Human aortic endothelial cells |
| HFD | High-fat diet |
| IL-1β | Interleukin-1 beta |
| IL-6 | Interleukin-6 |
| iNOS | Inducible nitric oxide synthase |
| IRS-1 | Insulin receptor substrate 1 |
| IκBα | Inhibitor of nuclear factor kappa B |
| JNK | c-Jun N-terminal kinase |
| LPL | Lipoprotein lipase |
| malonyl CoA | Malonyl coenzyme A |
| MCP-1 | Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 |
| mRNA | Messenger RNA |
| MRP-2 | Macrophage inflammatory protein-related protein-2 |
| NF-κB | Nuclear factor kappa B |
| NPC1L1 | Niemann-Pick C1-Like 1 |
| OVX | Ovariectomy |
| PAI-1 | Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 |
| PGC1α | Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ coactivator 1-α |
| PI3K | Phosphoinositide 3-kinase |
| PPARs | Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors |
| PPARα | Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha |
| PPARγ | Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gammaa |
| PRDM16 | PR/SET Domain 16 |
| PTP1B | Protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| Runx-2 | Runt-related transcription factor 2 |
| SIRT1 | Sirtuin1 |
| SOD | Superoxide dismutase |
| SOD2 | Superoxide dismutase-2 |
| SREBP-1c | Sterol regulatory element-binding protein 1c |
| STAT3 | Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 |
| TFAM | Mitochondrial transcription factor A |
| TNF-α | Tumor necrosis factor alpha |
| UCP | Uncoupling protein |
| WHO | World Health Organization |