| Akt | Protein kinase B |
| AMPK | AMP-activated protein kinase |
| ApoE−/− | Apolipoprotein E-deficient |
| ATA | Atmospheres absolute |
| BAT | Brown adipose tissue |
| Bcl-2 | B-cell lymphoma 2 |
| CO | Carbon monoxide |
| CPT1/CPT1B | Carnitine palmitoyltransferase 1/1B |
| DB/db/db | Diabetic (leptin receptor-deficient) mice |
| ER | Endoplasmic reticulum |
| FFA | Free fatty acids |
| GLUT4 | Glucose transporter type 4 |
| HBOT | Hyperbaric oxygen therapy |
| HFD | High-fat diet |
| HFHC | High-fat, high-cholesterol diet |
| HIF-1α | Hypoxia-inducible factor 1-alpha |
| HMOX1 | Haem oxygenase 1 |
| HOMA-IR | Homeostatic Model Assessment of Insulin Resistance |
| HSL | Hormone-sensitive lipase |
| IL | Interleukin |
| IRS-1 | Insulin receptor substrate 1 |
| LPS | Lipopolysaccharide |
| MASH | Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis |
| MCD | Methionine–choline-deficient (diet) |
| MDA | Malondialdehyde |
| MRS | Magnetic resonance spectroscopy |
| NF-κB | Nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells |
| NLRP3 | NOD-like receptor family pyrin domain-containing protein 3 |
| NRF2 | Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 |
| O2 | Oxygen |
| OLETF | Otsuka Long-Evans Tokushima Fatty rat |
| PGC-1α | Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator 1-alpha |
| PPAR | Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor |
| PPARα | Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha |
| PPARγ | Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma |
| PPARδ (PPARβ/δ) | Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor delta (beta/delta) |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| SCFAs | Short-chain fatty acids |
| SIRT1 | Sirtuin 1 |
| STZ | Streptozotocin |
| T2DM | Type 2 diabetes mellitus |
| TFAM | Mitochondrial transcription factor A |
| TG | Triglycerides |
| TNF-α | Tumour necrosis factor-alpha |
| UCP1 | Uncoupling protein 1 |
| VO2max | Maximal oxygen uptake |
| WAT | White adipose tissue |