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. 2025 Apr 3;17(7):1253. doi: 10.3390/nu17071253
AA Arachidonic acid MS Multiple Sclerosis
ALA Alpha-linolenic acid MUFA Monounsaturated Fatty Acid
ALT Alanine amino-transferase MyD88 Myeloid Differentiation primary response 88
AMPK AMP-activated protein kinase n-3 Omega-3
AP-1 Activator Protein 1 n-6 Omega-6
ASC Adipose-derived stem cells NF-κB Nuclear factor kappa B
AST Aspartate amino-transferase NLRP3 NOD-like receptor family pyrin domain containing 3
AT Adipose tissue Nrf2 Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2
BDNF Brain-derived neurotrophic factor OA Osteoarthritis
BMI Body mass index ObOA Obesity-associated osteoarthritis
CKD Chronic kidney disease PASI Psoriasis Area Severity Index
COX Cyclooxygenase PD-L1 Programmed Death-Ligand 1
CRP C-reactive protein PDX Protectin DX
CVD Cardiovascular disease PG Prostaglandin
CYP Cytochrome P450 PLA2 Phospholipase A2
DHA Docosahexaenoic acid PPAR Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor
DGLA Dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid PPRE Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor response element
EDSS Expanded Disability Status Scale PUFA Polyunsaturated fatty acid
EPA Eicosapentaenoic acid RA Rheumatoid arthritis
ERK Extracellular signal-regulated kinase RAGE Receptor for advanced glycation end-products
ESRD End-ctage renal disease RBC Red blood cell
FA Fatty acid RORα RAR-related Orphan Receptor alpha
FFAR4 Free Fatty Acid Receptor 4 ROS Reactive Oxygen Species
GLP-1 Glucagon-like peptide-1 Rv Resolvin
GLUT-4 Glucose Transporter Type 4 RXR Retinoid X receptor
GM-CSF Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor SFA Saturated fatty acid
GPR120 G protein-coupled receptor 120 SIRT1 Sirtuin 1
GSDMD Gasdermin D SPM Specialized pro-resolving mediator
HbA1c Hemoglobin A1c SPMs Specialized pro-resolving mediators
HDL High-density lipoprotein SREBP-1 Sterol Regulatory Element-Binding Protein-1
HIF1α Hypoxia-inducible factor 1-alpha T2D Type 2 diabetes
HMGB1 High Mobility Group Box 1 TAB1 TAK1-binding protein 1
IBD Inflammatory bowel disease TAK1 Transforming growth factor beta-activated kinase 1
ICAM-1 Intercellular Adhesion Molecule 1 TGFβ Transforming growth factor beta
IFN Interferon Th1 T helper 1
IKK-β Inhibitor of Nuclear Factor Kappa-B Th17 T helper 17
IL- Interleukin- TLR Toll-like receptor
JNK c-Jun N-terminal kinase Treg Regulatory T cell
LA Linoleic acid TXA Thromboxane A
LDL Low-density lipoprotein UC Ulcerative colitis
LOX Lipoxygenase VEGF Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor
LPS Lipopolysaccharide VLDL Very low-density lipoproteins
LTB4 Leukotriene B4
LTB5 Leukotriene B5
MASLD Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease
MCP-1 Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1
MMP Matrix metalloproteinase
MRI Magnetic resonance imaging