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. 2026 May 19;19(5):791. doi: 10.3390/ph19050791
AKI Acute kidney injury
AKT Protein kinase B
ALT Alanine aminotransferase
ApoB Apolipoprotein B
ApoC-III Apolipoprotein C-III
APRI AST to platelet ratio index
ARRB1 Beta-arrestin 1
AUROC Area under the receiver operating characteristic curve
BCAAs Branched-chain amino acids
BHB Beta-hydroxybutyrate
BMI Body mass index
BOLD Blood oxygen level dependent
cAMP Cyclic adenosine monophosphate
CKD Chronic kidney disease
CREB cAMP response element-binding protein
DKD Diabetic kidney disease
ECM Extracellular matrix
eGFR Estimated glomerular filtration rate
ELF Enhanced Liver Fibrosis
ERK Extracellular signal-regulated kinase
ESKD End-stage kidney disease
FFAR1 Free fatty acid receptor 1
FGF21 Fibroblast growth factor 21
FIB-4 Fibrosis-4 Index
FTO Fat mass and obesity-associated protein
GDF-15 Growth differentiation factor-15
GIP Glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide
GLP-1 Glucagon-like peptide-1
GLP-1RAs Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists
GPCR G protein-coupled receptor
GPR40 G protein-coupled receptor 40
GWAS Genome-wide association studies
HbA1c Hemoglobin A1c
HDL High-density lipoprotein
HFpEF Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction
HOMA-β Homeostatic model assessment of β-cell function
HOMA2-β Homeostatic model assessment 2 of β-cell function
HOMA2-IR Homeostatic model assessment 2 of insulin resistance
hsCRP High-sensitivity C-reactive protein
hs-TnT High-sensitivity troponin T
ICAM-1 Intercellular adhesion molecule-1
IGFBP-1/2 Insulin-like growth factor binding protein-1/2
IL-6 Interleukin-6
KCNQ1 Potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily Q member 1
KIM-1 Kidney injury molecule-1
LDL Low-density lipoprotein
MASH Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis
MC4R Melanocortin 4 receptor
MCP-1 Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1
MRI Magnetic resonance imaging
MRI-PDFF Magnetic resonance imaging–proton density fat fraction
mTOR Mechanistic target of rapamycin
NAFLD Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
NF-κB Nuclear factor kappa-B
NGAL Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin
NT-proBNP N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide
PRS Polygenic risk scores
RAMP3 Receptor activity-modifying protein 3
SORCS1 Sortilin-related VPS10 domain-containing receptor 1
T1DM Type 1 diabetes mellitus
T2DM Type 2 diabetes mellitus
TCA Tricarboxylic acid
TCF7L2 Transcription factor 7-like 2
TGR5 Takeda G protein-coupled receptor 5
TNF-α Tumor necrosis factor-alpha
TNFR1/2 Tumor necrosis factor receptor 1/2
UACR Urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio
WFS1 Wolframin ER transmembrane glycoprotein
YKL-40 Chitinase-3-like protein-1