BMI	Body mass index
CMAS	CMP-sialic acid synthetase
CRP	C-reactive protein
DANA	2,3-dehydro-2-deoxy-N-acetylneuraminic acid
EBN	Edible Bird’s Nest
EDP	Elastin-derived peptide
ERC	Elastin receptor complex
ESC	Embryonic stem cells
GM3	Monosialodihexosylganglioside (GM3 ganglioside)
HFD	High fat diet
HIF-2α	Hypoxia-inducible factor 2 alpha
IgG	Immunoglobulin G
IR	Insulin receptor
ITAMs	immunoreceptor tyrosine-based activation motifs
ITIMs	immunoreceptor tyrosine-based inhibitory motifs
LDL	Low density lipoprotein
MDSCs	Myeloid-derived suppressor cells
NAFLD	Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
NASH	Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis
NEU	Neuraminidase
Neu5Ac	N-acetylneuraminic acid
SiaT	Sialyltransferase
Siglecs	Sialic acid-binding immunoglobulin-type lectins
STZ	Streptozotocin
T1DM	Type 1 diabetes
T2DM	Type 2 diabetes
TFEB	Transcription factor EB
TLR4	Toll-like receptor 4
TNF-α	Tumor necrosis factor alpha
TSA	Total sialic acids