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. 2024 Apr 10;13(8):1153. doi: 10.3390/foods13081153
ABCA1 Binding cassette transporter A1
ABTS 2,2’-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid), radical cation
ACC Acetyl-CoA carboxylase
ACE Antioxidant capacity equivalent
AD Alzheimer’s disease
ALT Alanine transaminase
AMPK AMP-activated protein kinase
ARE Antioxidant response element
AST Aspartate transaminase
Amyloid-β
BBB Blood–brain barrier
BCAAs Branched-chain amino acids
Bcl-2 B-cell lymphoma 2
BDNF Brain-derived neurotrophic factor
BUN Blood urea nitrogen
CAT Catalase
C57BL/6J Strain of mice used as a universal model for studying diet-induced obesity
CD36 Scavenger receptor involved in cholesterol uptake
CDKs Cyclin-dependent kinases
CKD In chronic kidney disease
COX-2 Cyclooxygenase-2
DHT Dihydrotestosterone
DNA Deoxyribonucleic acid
DPPH 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl, radical
ESRD End-stage renal disease
ERK1/2 Extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2
ER Endoplasmic reticulum
FAO Food and Agriculture Organization
FAS Fatty acid synthase
FcεRI The high-affinity receptor for the Fc region of immunoglobulin E
FoxO Forkhead box O
GAE Gallic acid equivalent
GSH-Px Glutathione peroxidase
HDL-C High-density lipoprotein cholesterol
HepG2 Human liver cell line
HMG-CoA reductase 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA reductase
HO-1 Heme oxygenase-1
IgE Immunoglobulin E
IKKα Kinase α
IL-1 Interleukin 1
IL-1β Interleukin-1 beta
IL-10 Interleukin-10
IL-6 Interleukin 6
iNOS Nitric oxide synthase
JNK c-Jun N-terminal kinase
LCAT Lecithin:cholesterol acyltransferase
LDL Low-density lipoprotein
LDL-C Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol
LOX Lipoxygenase
LPS Lipopolysaccharides
LXRα Liver X receptor alpha
MAPK p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase
MDA Malondialdehyde
MMP Mitochondrial membrane potential
mTOR Mechanistic target of rapamycin
MTT 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5 diphenyl tetrazolium bromide
NAFLD Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
NF-κB Nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells
Nrf2 Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2
NSCLC Non-small cell lung cancer
p53 Tumor protein, regulatory protein that is often mutated in human cancers
PI3K-PKB Signaling pathway
PPAR-γ Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma
PUFAs Polyunsaturated fatty acids
PXR Pregnane X receptor
ROS Reactive oxygen species
SAMP8 Senescence-accelerated mouse-prone 8
SCFAs Short-chain fatty acids
SOD Superoxide dismutase
SR-A Scavenger receptor class A
SR-BI Scavenger receptor class B type I
SREBP-1c Sterol regulatory element-binding protein 1c
SIRT1 Sirtuin 1
TLR4 S gene-encoding Toll-like receptor 4 in humans
TNF-α Tumor necrosis factor-alpha
UVB Ultraviolet B