| AKT | protein kinase B (PKB) |
| AMP | adenosine monophosphate |
| ACE2 | angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 |
| ASH1L | ASH1-like histone lysine methyltransferase |
| ASIC1 | acid-sensing ion channel subunit 1 |
| ATF6 | activating transcription factor 6 |
| ATG9A | autophagy related 9A |
| ATGL | adipose triglyceride lipase |
| BMI | body mass index |
| BRCA | breast cancer gene |
| bZIP | basic leucine zipper |
| C/EBPα | CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein alpha |
| cAMP | cyclic adenosine monophosphate |
| CBP | CREB-binding protein |
| CCL18 | CC motif chemokine ligand 18 |
| CD4+ T | cluster of differentiation 4-positive T cells |
| CD8+ T | cluster of differentiation 8-positive T cells |
| CD9 | tetraspanin-29 |
| CD68+ | cluster of differentiation 68 (macrosialin) |
| CD163+ | cluster of differentiation 163, M2-type tumor-associated macrophage marker |
| CLS | crown-like structures |
| CREB | cyclic AMP-responsive element-binding protein |
| CRTC2 | CREB-regulated transcription coactivator 2 |
| CRTC3 | CREB-regulated transcription coactivator 3 |
| ECATG9a | ATG9A analog |
| eIF4E | eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4E |
| ER | endoplasmic reticulum |
| ERK1/2 | extracellular signal-regulated kinases 1/2 |
| ETV4 | ETS variant transcription factor 4 |
| FSP1 | ferroptosis suppressor protein 1 |
| FOXO1 | forkhead box protein O1 |
| GLP-1 | glucagon-like peptide-1 |
| GPCRs | G protein–coupled receptors |
| H3K4me3 | histone H3 lysine 4 trimethylation |
| HER2 | human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 |
| HSL | hormone-sensitive lipase |
| IFN-γ | interferon-gamma |
| IGF-1 | insulin-like growth factor 1 |
| IHC | immunohistochemistry |
| IL-1β | interleukin-1 beta |
| IL-4 | interleukin-4 |
| IL-6 | interleukin-6 |
| IL-13 | interleukin-13 |
| IRE1 | inositol-requiring enzyme 1 |
| ISG15 | interferon-stimulated gene 15 |
| ISG56 | interferon-stimulated gene 56 |
| JAK | Janus kinase |
| JNK | c-Jun N-terminal kinase |
| KID | kinase-inducible domain |
| KLF10 | Krüppel-like factor 10 |
| LDL | low-density lipoprotein |
| LIPA | lipase A |
| LPL | lipoprotein lipase |
| LPS | lipopolysaccharide |
| MAPK | mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| MASH | metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis |
| MHC | major histocompatibility complex |
| MHCII | major histocompatibility complex class II |
| miR-29b | microRNA-29b |
| miR-149 | microRNA-149 |
| miR-191 | microRNA-191 |
| MLKL | mixed lineage kinase domain-like pseudokinase |
| MMPs | matrix metalloproteinases |
| MMP9 | matrix metalloproteinase-9 |
| mTOR | mechanistic target of rapamycin |
| mTORC1 | mechanistic target of rapamycin complex 1 |
| NF-κB | nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells |
| NK | natural killer cells |
| NR3C1 | nuclear receptor subfamily 3 group C member 1 |
| PAAu BPs | adipose-targeting and apoptotic cell-mimicking gold nanobipyramids |
| p16INK4a | cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 2A |
| p38 | p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| PD-1 | programmed cell death protein 1 |
| PERK | protein kinase RNA-like endoplasmic reticulum kinase |
| PI3K | phosphoinositide 3-kinase |
| PIP3 | phosphatidylinositol-3,4,5-trisphosphate |
| PKR | protein kinase R (eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2-alpha kinase 2) |
| PPAR-γ | peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma |
| RTKs | receptor tyrosine kinases |
| RIPK1 | receptor-interacting protein kinase 1 |
| RIPK3 | receptor-interacting protein kinase 3 |
| RVI | regulatory volume increase |
| SIK2 | salt-inducible kinase 2 |
| SMAD | mothers against decapentaplegic homolog |
| solTNFα | soluble tumor necrosis factor-alpha |
| STAT | signal transducer and activator of transcription |
| SGLT-2 | sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 |
| TBARS | thiobarbituric acid reactive substances |
| TAM | tumor-associated macrophage |
| TGF-β1 | transforming growth factor-beta 1 |
| TIEG1 | TGFβ-inducible early gene 1 |
| TME | tumor microenvironment |
| TMPRSS2 | transmembrane serine protease 2 |
| TNFα | tumor necrosis factor-alpha |
| TNFR1 | tumor necrosis factor receptor type 1 |
| TNFR2 | tumor necrosis factor receptor type 2 |
| TREM2 | triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 |
| UPR | unfolded protein response |
| VCAM-1 | vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 |
| VEGF | vascular endothelial growth factor |
| VLDL | very low-density lipoproteins |
| Wnt | wingless-related integration site |
| ZBP1 | Z-form nucleic acid-binding protein 1 |
| 3T3-L1 | 3T3 Swiss albino mouse embryonal fibroblasts |
| 8-PGF2α | 8-iso-prostaglandin F2α |