| ACSL4 | Acyl-CoA synthetase long-chain family member 4 |
| AGEs | Advanced glycation end products |
| Akt | Serine/threonine kinase |
| ALDH2 | Aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 |
| AMPK | Adenosine 5′-monophosphate (AMP)-activated protein kinase |
| ApoE−/− | Apolipoprotein E gene-deficient |
| ARE | Antioxidant response element |
| ASC | Apoptosis-associated speck-like protein containing a CARD |
| BATF | Basic leucine zipper ATF-like transcription factor |
| BDNF | Brain-derived neurotrophic factor |
| BKCa | Large-conductance calcium activated potassium channels |
| BMDMs | Bone marrow-derived macrophages |
| CA | Calycosin |
| CD31 | Cluster of differentiation 31 |
| CDK | Cyclin-dependent kinase |
| CM | Conditioned media |
| Col-2 | Type II collagen |
| COX-2 | Cyclooxygenase-2 |
| CRC | Colorectal cancer |
| CREB | cAMP-response element binding protein |
| CXCL10 | Chemokine C-X-C chemokine ligand 10 |
| DARPP-32 | Dopamine- and cAMP-regulated phosphoprotein Mr 32 kDa |
| db/+ | C57BL/KsJ-Lep |
| db/db | C57BL/KsJ |
| Drp1 | Dynamin-related protein 1 |
| DSS | Dextran sulfate sodium |
| ECT2 | Epithelial cell transforming sequence 2 |
| EGFR | Epidermal growth factor receptor |
| EGR1 | Early growth response 1 |
| EMT | Epithelial-mesenchymal transition |
| eNOS | Endothelial nitric oxide synthase |
| ERK1/2 | Extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 |
| ERα/β | Estrogen receptor α/β |
| ERβ | Estrogen receptor β |
| EWSAT1 | Ewing sarcoma-associated transcript 1 |
| FoxO1 | Forkhead box O1 |
| Foxp3 | Forkhead box P3 |
| FXR | Farnesoid X receptor |
| G-6-pase | Glucose-6-phosphatase |
| Glut-1 | Glucose transporter-1 |
| Glut-4 | Glucose transporter-4 |
| GPD1L | Glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase 1 like |
| GPR30 | G-protein coupled estrogen receptor 30 |
| GSH | Glutathione |
| HIF-1α | Hypoxia-inducible factor-1α |
| HMGB1 | High mobility group protein 1 |
| HO-1 | Heme oxygenase-1 |
| HOTAIR | HOX transcript antisense RNA |
| IGF-1R | Insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor |
| IKK | IκB kinase |
| IL | Interleukin |
| IL-6R | Interleukin-6 receptor |
| JAK2 | Janus kinase 2 |
| JNK | c-Jun N-terminal kinase |
| Keap1 | Kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1 |
| KLF2 | Krüppel-like factor 2 |
| lncRNA | Long non-coding RNA |
| LPS | Lipopolysaccharide |
| LTB4DH | Leukotriene B4 12-hydroxydehydrogenase |
| MAPK | Mitogen-activated protein kinases |
| MCR-1 | Mobilized colistin resistance-1 |
| MDA | Malondialdehyde |
| miR | MicroRNA |
| MLKL | Mixed lineage kinase domain-like protein |
| MMP-9 | Matrix metalloproteinase-9 |
| MMPs | Matrix metalloproteinases |
| MNNG | N-methyl-N′-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine |
| MPO | Myeloperoxidase |
| MSU | Monosodium urate |
| mTOR | Mammalian target of rapamycin |
| MyD88 | Myeloid differentiation factor 88 |
| NAFLD | Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease |
| NASH | Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis |
| NBR1 | Neighbor of BRCA1 gene 1 |
| NF-κB | Nuclear factor kappa-B |
| NLRP3 | NOD-like receptor 3 |
| NO | Nitric oxide |
| NQO1 | NAD(P)H dehydrogenase quinone 1 |
| NRF1 | Nuclear respiratory factor-1 |
| Nrf2 | Nuclear factor-erythroid 2-related factor 2 |
| Pepck | Phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase |
| PGC-1α | Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator-1 alpha |
| PI3K | Phosphatidylinositol three kinase |
| PKC-α | Protein kinase C-α |
| PLGC | Precancerous lesions of gastric carcinoma |
| PPARγ | Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ |
| PTEN | Phosphatase and tensin homolog |
| RA | Radix astragali |
| Rab27B | Member RAS oncogene family |
| RASD1 | Ras-related protein 1 |
| RNF38 | Ring finger protein 38 |
| ROC | Receptor-operated calcium channel |
| ROCK2 | Rho-associated coiled-coil-containing protein kinase 2 |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| S1P | Sphingosine1-phosphate |
| S1PR1 | Sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor 1 |
| SESN2 | Sestrin2 |
| Shp | Small heterodimer partner |
| SHP-1 | SH2-containing protein tyrosine phosphatase 1 |
| Sirt1 | Sirtuin 1 |
| SNARE | Soluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor attachment protein receptor |
| SOD | Superoxide dismutase |
| Sox-9 | SRY-Box Transcription Factor 9 |
| ST2 | Growth stimulation expressed gene 2 |
| STAT3 | Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 |
| TGF | Transforming growth factor |
| TGFBR1 | Transforming growth factor-beta receptor 1 |
| Th | T helper |
| TLR | Toll-like receptor |
| TNF-α | Tumor necrosis factor α |
| TRAF6 | Tumor necrosis factor receptor-associated factor 6 |
| Treg | Regulatory T |
| TrkB | Tropomyosin-related kinase B |
| TRPC6 | Transient receptor potential canonical 6 |
| VEGF | Vascular endothelial growth factor |
| VOC | Voltage-operated calcium channel |
| α-SMA | α-smooth muscle actin |