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. 2025 Sep 5;13(3):180. doi: 10.3390/medsci13030180
AMPK AMP-activated protein kinase
ALT Alanine aminotransferase
AST Aspartate aminotransferase
ATF3 Activating transcription factor 3
BMI Body mass index
CPT1 Carnitine palmitoyltransferase 1
CRP/hs-CRP C-reactive protein/high-sensitivity C-reactive protein
ER Endoplasmic reticulum
FA Fatty acid
FAS Fatty acid synthase
FMD Flow-mediated dilation
FOXO1 Forkhead box protein O1
GGT Gamma-glutamyl transferase
GLP-1 Glucagon-like peptide-1
GLUT4 Glucose transporter type 4
HbA1c Glycated hemoglobin A1c
HDL High-density lipoprotein
HFD High-fat diet
HMGCR 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA reductase
HOMA-IR Homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance
IL-1β, IL-6 Interleukin-1 beta, Interleukin-6
IRS1 Insulin receptor substrate 1
JNK c-Jun N-terminal kinase
LDL Low-density lipoprotein
MAPK Mitogen-activated protein kinase
MASLD Metabolic dysfunction–associated steatotic liver disease
MCD Methionine-choline deficient diet
NF-κB Nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells
NLRP3 NOD-, LRR- and pyrin domain-containing protein 3 inflammasome
NO Nitric oxide
Nrf2 Nuclear factor erythroid 2–related factor 2
OXPHOS Oxidative phosphorylation
PERK PKR-like ER kinase
IRE1 Inositol-requiring enzyme 1
ATF6 Activating transcription factor 6
PGC-1α Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator 1-alpha
PI3K/AKT Phosphoinositide 3-kinase/protein kinase B pathway
PPARγ Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma
ROS Reactive oxygen species
SCFA Short-chain fatty acid
SOD Superoxide dismutase
SREBP1c Sterol regulatory element-binding protein 1c
TFEB Transcription factor EB
TG/TC Triglycerides/Total cholesterol
TNF-α Tumor necrosis factor-alpha
T2DM Type 2 diabetes mellitus
UPR Unfolded protein response
UCP2 Uncoupling protein 2
VLDL Very-low-density lipoprotein