| ActRII | Activin receptor type II |
| AMPK | AMP-activated protein kinase |
| BAIBA | β-aminoisobutyric acid |
| BDNF | Brain-derived neurotrophic factor |
| ECM | Extracellular matrix |
| EV | Extracellular vesicle |
| FGF21 | Fibroblast growth factor 21 |
| FFA | Free fatty acid |
| FNDC5 | Fibronectin type III domain-containing protein 5 |
| GDF15 | Growth differentiation factor 15 |
| GLP-1 | Glucagon-like peptide-1 |
| HIIT | High-intensity interval training |
| IGF-1 | Insulin-like growth factor 1 |
| IL-6 | Interleukin-6 |
| ISR | Integrated stress response |
| LIF | Leukemia inhibitory factor |
| MAPK | Mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| Metrnl | Meteorin-like |
| miRNA | microRNA |
| MISEV | Minimal Information for Studies of Extracellular Vesicles |
| mtDNA | Mitochondrial DNA |
| NASH | Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis |
| OSTN | Osteocrin (musclin) |
| PGC-1α | Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ coactivator 1α |
| SEC | Size-exclusion chromatography |
| SOCS | Suppressor of cytokine signaling |
| SUCNR1 | Succinate receptor 1 (GPR91) |
| T2D | Type 2 diabetes |
| TGF-β | Transforming growth factor-beta |