1,25(OH)D	1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D; calcitriol
VDR	Vitamin D receptor
RXR	9-cis-retinoic acid receptor
VDRE	Vitamin D response element
mVDR	Membrane-VDR
MARRS	Membrane-associated rapid response steroid-binding protein
CV	Cardiovascular
SL	Sphingolipid
Cer	Ceramides
VDBP	Vitamin-D-binding protein
7DHC	7-dehydrocholesterol/provitamin D3
PreD3	Previtamin D3
DHCR7	7-dehydrocholesterol reductase
25(OH)D	25-hydroxyvitamin D
S1P	Sphingosine-1-phosphate
SPT	Serine palmitoyltransferase
3-KS	3-ketosphinganine
3-KDSR	3-keto-dihydrosphingosine reductase
DHSph	Sphinganine
CerS	Ceramide synthase
dhCer	Dihydroceramide
SM	Sphingomyelin
SMases	Sphingomyelinases
CerK	Ceramide kinase
C1P	Ceramide-1-phosphate
S1P1–5	S1P receptors 1–5
SPHK1–2	Sphingosine kinases 1 and 2
CM	Cardiometabolic
DAG	Diacylglycerol
SK	Sphingosine kinase
PI3-K	Phosphoinositide 3-kinase
PKC	Protein kinase C
JNK	c-Jun N-terminal kinase
ERK	Extracellular signal-regulated kinase
NW	Normolipidemic with normal weight
vitamin DO	Vitamin-D-deficient dyslipidemic obese (subjects)
vitamin DNW	Vitamin-D-deficient dyslipidemic normal weight (subjects)
dhSM	Dihydrosphingomyelins