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. 2026 May 8;27(10):4203. doi: 10.3390/ijms27104203
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