AA	Arachidonic acid
ACE	Angiotensin-converting enzyme
ADMA	Asymmetric dimethylarginine
ALT	Alanine Aminotransferase
AMPK	Adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase
AST	Aspartate Aminotransferase
BMI	Body mass index
BP	Blood pressure
CHD	Coronary heart disease
COX1-COX2	Cyclooxygenases 1 and 2
CRP	C-reactive protein
DBP	Diastolic blood pressure
DM	Diabetes mellitus
DIO2	Iodothyronine deiodinase 2
DPP-4	Dipeptidyl-peptidase 4
EFSA	European Food Safety Authority
eGFR	Estimated glomerular filtration rate
EPCs	Endothelial progenitor cells
ET-1	Endothelin-1
EVOO	Extra virgin olive oil
FPG	Fasting Plasma Glucose
GDM	Gestational diabetes mellitus
GLP-1	Glucagon-like-peptide-1
GLUT-2	Glucose transporter-2
GSIS	Glucose-stimulated insulin secretion
HbA1c	Glycated Hemoglobin A1C
HDL-c	High density lipoprotein-cholesterol
HMGCoAR	3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl co-enzyme A reductase
HTyr	Hydroxytyrosol
IL-10	Interleukin-10
IL-6	Interleukin-6
IOC	International Olive Council
JAK2/STAT3	Janus kinase 2/signal transducer and activator of transcription 3
JNK	Jun N-terminal kinase
LDL	Low density lipoprotein
LDL-c	Low density lipoprotein-cholesterol
LPS	Lipopolysaccharides
LTB4	Leukotriene B4
MAPK	MAP kinases
MedDiet	Mediterranean Diet
MetS	Metabolic syndrome
MUFAs	Monounsaturated fatty acids
NAFLD	Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
NADPH	Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate
NF-κB	Nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells
NLRP3	Nucleotide-binding (NOD)-like receptor
NO	Nitric oxide
NR1H2	Nuclear receptor subfamily 1 group H member 2
OA	Oleic acid
OO	Olive oil
oxLDL	Oxidized LDL
PAI-1	Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1
PGC1a	Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor c coactivator-1a
PPAR-α	Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha
PPAR-γ	peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma
ROS	Reactive oxygen species
SBP	Systolic blood pressure
Sirt1	Sirtuin 1
sVCAM-1	Soluble vascular cell adhesion molecule-1
T1D	Diabetes type 1
T2D	Diabetes type 2
TC	Total Cholesterol
TNF-α	Tumor necrosis factor-α
TRLs	Triglyceride-rich lipoproteins
TRPA1	Transient receptor potential ankyrin subtype 1
TRPV1	Transient receptor vanilloid potential subtype 1
TXB2	Thromboxane B2
UCP1	Uncoupling protein 1