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. 2025 Aug 21;13(8):271. doi: 10.3390/diseases13080271
Acs-2 acyl-CoA synthetase
AGEs Advanced glycation end products
AKT Protein kinase B
AMPK 5′-adenosine monophosphate (AMP)-activated protein kinase
ATMs Adipose tissue macrophages
BAP1 BRCA1-associated protein 1
Bax BCL2-associated X
Bcl-2 B-cell lymphoma 2
BMI Body mass index
BRCA1 Breast cancer susceptibility gene 1
C/EBPβ CCAAT enhancer-binding protein β
CCK Cholecystokinin
CCL Chemokine (C-C motif) ligand
CCR C-C chemokine receptor
CD8 Cluster of differentiation 8
c-Jun Jun proto-oncogene
CRP C-reactive protein
CTLA-4 Cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated protein 4
CVD Cardiovascular diseases
CXCL Chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand
CXCR Chemokine receptors
DTC Differentiated thyroid cancer
EC Endometrial cancer
EGFR Epidermal growth factor receptor
ELAM-1 Endothelial-leukocyte adhesion molecule 1
EMT Epithelial–mesenchymal transition
EOC Epithelial ovarian cancer
ERK1/2 Extracellular signal-related kinases 1 and 2
ERS Endoplasmic reticulum stress
FAT-6 Stearoyl-CoA desaturase
FFA Free fatty acid
G-CSF Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor
GM-CSF Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor
G-MDSC Granulocytic myeloid-derived suppressor cells
GzmB Granzyme B
HCC Hepatocellular carcinoma
HDL High-density lipoprotein
HepG2 Liver cancer cells
HIF1α Hypoxia-inducible factor 1 alpha
ICAM-1 Intercellular adhesion molecule 1
IFN-γ Interferon gamma
IKK Inhibitory-κB kinase
IL-6 Interleukin 6
iNOS Inducible nitric oxide synthase
IR Insulin resistance
IRS-1 Insulin receptor substrate 1
JAK2 Janus kinase 2
JNK c-Jun N-terminal kinases
Kat-1 3-ketoacyl-CoA thiolase 1
Ki-67 Marker of proliferation Kiel 67
KRAS Kirsten rat sarcoma virus
Lag3 Lymphocyte activation gene 3 protein
LAMs Lipid-associated macrophages
LD Linear dichroism
LDL Low-density lipoprotein
MAPK Mitogen-activated protein kinase
MASLD Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease
MCF-7 Michigan cancer foundation-7 cancer cell line
MCP-1 Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1
MDSC Myeloid-derived suppressor cell
Mdt-15 Mediator subunit MDT-15
MHC-II Major histocompatibility complex class II molecules
MIP-1α Macrophage inflammatory protein (MIP)-1α
MIP-1β Macrophage inflammatory protein (MIP)-1β
M-MDSCs Monocytic myeloid-derived suppressor cells
mTOR Mammalian target of rapamycin
mTORC Mammalian target of rapamycin complex
MYC Myelocytomatosis oncogene
NF-κB Nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells
NK cell Natural killer cell
NKT cell Natural killer T cell
NLRP3 NLR family pyrin domain containing 3
NOTCH Neurogenic locus notch homolog protein
NSCLC Non-small cell lung cancer
p53 Tumor protein p53
PCNA Proliferating cell nuclear antigen
PD-1 Programmed cell death protein 1
PD-L1 Programmed cell death ligand 1
PGC1α Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator 1-α
PI3K Phosphoinositide 3-kinases
PKC Protein kinase C
PLK-2 Polo-like kinase 2
pod-2 Gene encoding acetyl-CoA carboxylase
PPARα Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-alpha
PPAR-γ Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ
PRDM16 PR domain containing 16
RAB7 Ras-related protein
ROS Reactive oxygen species
S6 Ribosomal protein S6
SETD2 SET domain-containing 2 protein
SHH Sonic hedgehog protein
SLC7A5 Solute carrier family 7 member 5
SREBP1c Sterol regulatory element binding protein 1c
SREBP2 Sterol regulatory element-binding protein 2
STAT3 Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3
STC-1 cells Intestinal secretin tumor cell line
T2D Type 2 diabetes
TGF-β Transforming growth factor-β
TGR5 Takeda G protein-coupled receptor 5
TGs Triglycerides
Th1 Type 1 T helper cell
Th17 T helper type 17
TILs Tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes
Tim3 T-cell immunoglobulin and mucin domain 3
TLR4 Toll-like receptor 4
TNF-α Tumor necrosis factor alpha
Treg Regulatory T cell
Trem2 Triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2
UCP1 Uncoupling protein 1
VAMP7 Vesicle-associated membrane protein 7
VAT Visceral adipose tissue
VCAM-1 Vascular-cell adhesion molecule-1
VEGF Vascular endothelial growth factor
Wnt Wingless-type MMTV integration site family
ZEB1 Zinc finger E-box binding homeobox 1